Gibbs wants Springs back!

assuming that smoot is signed, what will be our defensive back scheme? Will springs become a safety? Will Rogers or smoot be the nickle, and was smoot just brought in to fill in for springs when he gets injured again?

I don't think springs is interested in safety..he doesn't have a safety mentality. smoot and rogers would be a very weak DB combo...two guys that talk first, and defend second. not to mention the fact that both can't catch. we need springs.

i think we start rogers and springs with smoot as nickle

i'm glad we didn't keep dock at that valuation.

i would rather have smoot and springs start and have rogers play the nickel.

I'd sort of like to see G.W. try to play Rogers at safety. I feel like he's better suited to it. Then again, given his age and the possiblity that he'll improve a lot this season (I hope) I guess he should stay at CB because that will help us more in the long haul.

If we get a deal done with Smoot and possibly Fisher?

Not so sure we have Springs?? Stay tuned

Archuleta will be traded or he will pay himself out of here. Ideally Washington probably wants Springs to play safety. We were already going to pay for a cornerback in free agency. I think Smoot is a better cover corner than a lot of people think. Also, SMOOT CAN CATCH UNLIKE ROGERS AND SPRINGS.

The truth is Smoot,Rogers or who ever is back there will be fine if we up grade our pass rush! Carter is fine look to him to have a better season but we need more of a rush!

The truth is Smoot,Rogers or who ever is back there will be fine if we up grade our pass rush! Carter is fine look to him to have a better season but we need more of a rush!
Smoot/Rogers at the Corners and Springs/ Taylor at the Safeties. That will put us in top 5 secondaries in the NFL. Yeah thats right move Springs to Safety

Archuleta will be traded or he will pay himself out of here.

he WILL NOT pay himself out of here. after lavar did that, the union stepped in and made that impossible to do for any future deal, and also gave the agent that allowed that to happen a nice 2 year suspension.

I think there will be an all out camp competition for positions in the secondary. We have alot of players with alot to prove back there.

The truth is Smoot,Rogers or who ever is back there will be fine if we up grade our pass rush! Carter is fine look to him to have a better season but we need more of a rush!

You can't really believe that. Smoot has shown he cannot cover anyone's top receiver and Rogers has yet to show he can. Those guys are not going to frighten anyone. Cornerback is not a position where you can hide weakness, no matter what you do.
Granted, a pass rush will help. But how much it will help is a much bigger question with those two starting at CB.
Springs is essential, and if not him, another impact corner. I don't put Smoot in the "impact corner' category. Unfortunately, right now he's in every receiver's "chump" category. (I don't know that there is an impact corner left out there. A mishmash of chumps is what we used last year to no avail.)
As to Springs having leverage.. I don't know if he really does. His age is up, and his injury history is long. He can be very good when he is on the field, but he is not in a position to be able to guarantee he'll play for anyone for significant time to warrant a huge contract. Unfortunately that holds true for us as well. Springs is a terrific player when helathy, but he cannot be counted upon to stay on the field. I guess in that light signing second tier corners like Smoot or this cat from the Rams who's dropping in today may be the only option. I don't see them as that big of an improvement over last year's mix and match crop, especially if they don't flat out change the philosophy of the DB coaches.
I hope Rogers can step up and warrant his draft postion. I'd feel a hell of a lot better about the Springs situation and the potential Smoot signing if he did.
I guess we'll have to wait and see.

~Bang