CB Benjamin Morrison.
Bucs coach Todd Bowles held his day-after remarks Zoom call early this morning and commented about cornerbacks.
Bowles was asked by a member of the local pen and mic club for his review of the Bucs corners from last night’s worthless preseason game against the Chiefs’ future truck drivers and outboard motor mechanics. Bowles’ response was very curious.
> “They’re very athletic,” Bowles said of his corners. “Got to get \[Benjamin\] Morrison out there at the same time.
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> “But I think they’re very athletic, and I think they’re very good at man-covered guys. “
Has to get Morrison out there? That’s interesting to Joe.
Bowles loves, loves, loves to have all his corners play nickel or at least pretend to play nickel. Does Bowles wanting Morrison out there “at the same time” mean he has Morrison penciled in as a starter, even though just last week Morrison finally began to practice regularly?
Does this mean Bowles envisions Morrison as a nickel corner, which he hasn’t previously?
Or is this a motivational tactic for Zyon McCollum to continue to bust his tail? McCollum had some good plays last night.
Or perhaps this just could be that Bowles wants to see last year’s second-round pick demonstrate his draft value and start taking snaps on a regular basis?
This is all very interesting to Joe.