Dawgs By Nature · Aug 19, 2022
Training camp: Safety play will have to step up
John Johnson The Browns defense has really improved the past two seasons. In certain areas, that is.
The safety position has been one of those plus-or-minus positions. Depends on who you ask, this group is either solid or repeatedly out of position.
And the safety group has been a source of contention ever since Jabrill Peppers was shipped off to the New York Football Giants in the Odell Beckham trade.
A huge benefit is that Johnson is an established leader and play-caller for a club that went to the Super Bowl. He is a smart guy, still young at age 25, is effective against the run and graded out very strong in every category with PFF. He is an elite coverage safety.
