There’s one unknown with him as I see it – how injured was he BEFORE the final preseason game. Because up until that point he didn’t seem like was fighting a potential season-ending injury. And usually, if you’re a veteran and you’re playing the entire final preseason game, it’s not a good sign.
But maybe it was some kind of injury that was lingering and he was trying to play through it and now he’s healthy and will have some burst back.
From camp reports last summer it just didn’t sound like he could run anymore. Arizona was already pulling him off the field in 2012 in passing situations, seems like a sign.
But maybe most important is asking where does he fit into the defense now? The only potential role I see is as the dime linebacker, but I think Jamie Collins is a far better option there.
Where else does Wilson fit? I don’t really see it. He’s not starting at strong safety over Gregory or else teams will expose him in coverage all day long.
I know we’d all like that intimidating strong safety to replace Gregory, but I don’t think Wilson is that guy any more. There will be some options in the draft there, that seems most likely to me. They’d replace Tavon Wilson on the depth chart and special teams with McCourty/Gregory/Harmon being the primary safety rotation for 2014.
