I agree with the board that Briggs is not very good. He's probably our weakest player in the secondary.I have no clue what the real story is, but it is very, very hard to believe Ford is worse than Briggs.
But he's a senior and he knows where he's supposed to be, and coaches wisely cherish that because it limits the number of long TDs due to broken assignments, which are a killer.
I believe that the reason that Ford isn't playing safety is he can't consistently make correct reads. Narduzzi said that was the case last year, and I suspect its still the case.
So they moved him to CB, because the assignments are simpler there, and its given him a chance to play. Moving him to CB isn't something he should be pissed about, because that increased his chance to play.
Ford is more athletic than Briggs, and would likely make more big plays, but he'd probably also kill us by blowing assignments and giving up easy scores.