Jabrill Peppers has only had a few practices with the New York Giants, but he has been impressing everyone that has been in attendance. During a session with the media on Wednesday, Giants defensive coordinator James Bettcher described what he has seen out of Peppers as exciting.
“Jabrill is a highly talented and ascending player in this league,” Bettcher said via 247 Sports.
Peppers has a lot of position flexibility and Bettcher expects that he will be used all over the field with the Giants, something he thinks is going to be key for the defense.
“He's a guy that has the flexibility to play strong safety and could come down in the box and play some money (“moneybacker” right inside linebacker),” Bettcher said. “He is a really talented blitzer and when you watched his tape in Cleveland, you saw all the different roles he played. You saw snaps where he plays nickel, high in the middle of the field, high and outside, where he plays down low. A guy that has a lot of versatility. A guy that when he learns this system, he is going to have a lot of fun playing in this system.”
Betcher was the Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator when Peppers was drafted and said they actually considered taking him with the 13th overall pick. He loved what he saw out of him with the Michigan Wolverines and thinks that the team can use some of the things he did in Ann Arbor and use that in a system they use with him for the Giants.
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