by Tom Kowalski
Saturday June 21, 2008, 12:00 AM
STANLEY WILSON
2008 Scouting Report
Wilson, who becomes an unrestricted free agent after this season, has one last chance to show that he can fit in the Tampa Two system. Wilson, who was drafted one year before head coach Rod Marinelli took over, still has the speed that made him a third-round draft pick, but he's still struggling with the defense.
Wilson, who was playing cornerback with a lot of confidence at the time, started the final four games in 2006 and it appeared that he was going to be a factor in the secondary. Wilson, though, struggled at the start of last season and, after starting the first five games, he was benched.
One of the knocks on Wilson coming out of Stanford was that he wasn't a big hitter and that's obviously a strike against him in the Tampa Two defense where jamming receivers off the line and stepping up into run support are keys to the scheme. Wilson is never going to be the prototypical Tampa Two corner, but he's got enough ability to get the job done.
The biggest factor in Wilson's game is confidence. When he's got it, he's a productive player. When he's thinking too much or worried about his mistakes, he becomes a liability. Last year, Wilson was under a lot of pressure as the starter and it might have affected him. Now, clearly in a backup role, he should have a chance to develop and regain the confidence that he had at the end of the 2006 season.
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