Like DeAngelo Hall, Will Blackmon has moved to safety this offseason and is learning all of the nuances -- from positioning to communication -- of the position on the fly.
Imagine going through four years of college, majoring in English, only to eventually become a professor in geometry.
That’s what Will Blackmon feels like right now in his first season as a full-time safety after spending the first nine NFL seasons as a cornerback.
Yes, there are certainly some similarities in the two positions, but there are a lot of nuances to playing safety that never came to mind when he was at cornerback.