Shawn Springs

i will the first to admit im wrong if springs comes back. and everything suddenly becomes ok. i think there is more to it than shawn springs

It's not for lack of Shawn. It's for lack of being able to scheme Arch & Carter in. Neither is a bag of chips and all that. The former may have led the D in tackles, but neither is blowing up "O's" we've faced. Gentlemen, we may have paid too much for this muffler!

scheme for carter? how hard is it? get to the quarterback once in a while

AA is more or less waste. maybe not a bad player, but seems to be overpaid.

i think our D style really relies on a good cover corner though. yes it's a gambling D, but you have to have some outstanding DB play to break up some of those passes in the event the blitz doesn't get to the Q.

From the sounds of today's WPost it sounds like Springs is optimistic about returning soon. I'd say he's out this week, but perhaps after the bye he'll be close to a return. It can't be soon enough, we need him back for the stretch run before it's too late.

Lot of great discussion in this thread. This is NOT a retarded thread.

A few things:

Jerry Gray knows CB technique. He is a very accomplished coach and a very accomplished NFL DB in his own right. He's not the problem.

Prioleau is definitely missed as Matty said. He was supposed to come in on passing downs to get Archuleta off the field in those situations.

But Springs does have a massive impact on the D. Rogers can't handle a #1 receiver yet. But he can handle a #2. Wright can't handle #2s like he used to, but he can handle #3s. You get Springs back, and suddenly we're matching up against WRs a whole lot better all the way across the field.

And a lot of time our pass rush is only a split second away from getting to the QB before he throws it. If Springs can give us just a hair more time, we'll start to see some more sacks and big plays. The impact is huge.

Shawn Springs is definitely missed, but one guy that we've all overlooked a bit is Prioleau. The loss of both of these guys really hurt. Losing these guys has had a ripple effect on the rest of the secondary.

C'mon guys, it's Shawn, not Sean. And for the millionth time it's Darrell Green, not Daryl.

We all know that Sean Springs and Daryl Green are some of Joe Gibb's favorite players. :vomit:

schneed, good post. i guess we will find out how big that half second is, soon as #24 comes back

Yeah. It's hard to take any NFL team for granted, and it's hard to predict what's going to happen from week to week. But I'm going to attempt it anyway. I think we should beat the Titans without Shawn Springs, and I think we'd lose to the Colts even if he were healthy. So I'd really like to see the team shoot to get him back after the bye for the Nov 5th game against Dallas.

If he can come back healthy for the Colts then great. But if he's risking injury, I'd rather see him sit out the extra two weeks and get fully healthy for Dallas and for the stretch run.

Of course then again, the Colts needed late game heroics to beat the Jets, and the Titans almost took them down last weekend. So really who the hell knows. Come back healthy, Shawn. We need you!