Vikings sign safety Gervarrius Owens

[StickierBuns]

Vikings have signed safety Gervarrius Owens, a 2023 seventh-round pick who originally went to the Giants.

They waived linebacker Max Tooley.

[Greylock]

Signed a no name guy and waived a no name guy.

[badgervike]

[MaroonBells]

Overview
Owens has the physical ingredients to play safety. The mistakes he put on tape should be a concern, though. His cornerback background shows with the way he matches route breaks from man coverage, but he lacks the field vision and instincts to become a consistent playmaker from man or zone. Owens is a willing and physical hitter, but he takes suspect angles to the football and has too many missed tackles after the catch and in run support. He has draftable traits, but the issues might be a difficult fix.

Strengths
Team captain and four year-starter at Houston.
Usually stays deeper than the deepest as high safety.
Covers with decent route anticipation in the slot.
Cornerback experience for big nickel consideration.
Steps downhill quickly to attack the line of scrimmage.
Can be a vigorous hitter when playing in the box.

Weaknesses
Dropped several potential interceptions in 2022.
Inconsistent field recognition as a safety.
Burst to the throw appears to be just average.
Can be a step slow diagnosing the mesh point.
Takes suspect angles to the football from high safety.
High number of missed open-field tackles.

[badgervike]

Gervarrius Owens? I thought you said Kyle Hamilton...maybe just righting a wrong from that hellscape of the 2022 draft when it came to our first round pick and everybody in the Free World knew who we were picking...until we didn't. Well...damn. Did Owens at least stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night?