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This is the kind of rep that makes me a touch nervous about Michael Carter at safety. This is just your standard post-cross shot play, and he's left in complete no man's land.

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Carter's preseason coverage mistakes raise concerns about his safety role execution.

The source expresses concern about Carter's safety play, noting a rep where he was left in complete no man's land on a standard post-cross shot play, failing to provide help on the post coverage as expected. This hesitation and positioning error exemplifies the source's nervousness about his ability to execute single-high safety responsibilities decisively.