This year, Williams is working on learning the safety position. The reason why is there are so many talented players in the Patriots secondary. Williams maybe a top 3 corner for most teams but most teams aren't stacked like the Patriots.
The Patriots run a lot of nickle and are expected to run more dime or quarter defense this year. Williams needs to pick up safety with Chung and Harmon missing.
Mike Pellegrino the current cornerbacks coach said, “If you’re a DB for the New England Patriots, you’re expected to know multiple things. Being able to play multiple positions, he’s just doing what he’s asked. He’s responded well, just like everyone else would be able to respond well in this situation. That’s the expectation in the room. The expectation in the room is to be able to play corner, safety. Wherever you are, we’re all DBs in a way.”
New safeties coach Brian Belichick is salivating over the Idea of having a 6'4" 200+ pound Safety but toned it down some for the press.
Brian B. Said, “Joejuan’s working hard to improve. I think he’s trying to help us however he can. There’s not one way to fill the field with one player at a position or anything. Guys have to be in different roles, not necessarily just Joejuan in particular but all the DBs. We’d like to think of ourselves as one group, the DBs. So, try to learn the secondary and be able to help out there however we can.”
With his size and speed, it's natural that Williams be moved to safety. It's surprising that he wasn't converted in 2019 but the Patriots were so stacked that it didn't matter.
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