Bleeding Green Nation on Michael Carter
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His movement skills looked comfortable enough in space, and he did not appear restricted when changing direction or playing from depth. The bigger concern was his willingness to attack the running game. Carter looked hesitant coming downhill for much of the game.
STACKED’s take
Carter's safety transition shows comfortable movement but hesitant run defense needing earlier triggers.
Carter's cornerback-to-safety transition is one of the more intriguing defensive experiments in the preseason. His movement skills looked comfortable enough in space, and he did not appear restricted when changing direction or playing from depth. However, the bigger concern was his willingness to attack the running game; Carter looked hesitant coming downhill for much of the game. The source acknowledges this is understandable for a player learning a new position, as safeties must process run fit, route distribution, and potential play-action threat before committing. However, Fangio's safeties cannot consistently wait for the play to reach them—they must be willing to close space and deliver contact from depth. One rep showed improvement where Carter read the play, accelerated downhill, and struck the runner rather than arriving passively, though the source would still like to see him trigger earlier and play with more conviction.
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