Early in the season, the shuffling going on in the secondary was a little odd, but somewhat understandable. They were trying to see what worked and what didn’t and if anyone would step up and take the starting job. Thus far at the safety positions no one has.
We don’t yet know what WILL work at the safety spot, but we do know what will NOT work. Reggie Nelson and Marcus Gilchrist have NOT worked. Those two are also the elder statesmen of the group, so with a clear long term rebuild happening, the only answer is to go with the young unproven safeties, Erik Harris and Karl Joseph.