Hooskins Presents the "Who Needs to Step Up" Poll

I voted Rogers, however, I think they all need to step up. I went with Rogers because he was the 9th overall pick (a pick I didn't like at the time) and he hasn't shown me any reason to believe he'll be a #1 corner. I think he's a lot better than people think, but he's not THAT good. He should be a shut down corner if he's gonna go 9.

Oh... It... We... have no response. That was perfect

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I also think that Landry or whoever plays the other safety starting out is a close second. Holdman and AA were HORRIBLE and the journeymen we got out of FA weren't much better. With better safety play, the overall defense is going to be better.

I'm so glad to see that most agree with me about Rogers!!!!

Alex, I'll take Carlos Rogers for $1000 please.

I'm so glad to see that most agree with me about Rogers!!!!

hess....go ahead and telll us what you "REALLY" think of rodgers, no sugar on top

We all know I'd fire Rogers as fast as possible if it were up to me....

For the record, I think we have some helluva talent on defense. Pound for pound, I'll take our unit against any other team in the NFC, save the Bears maybe.

I think C. Rogers can and will develop into a very good cornerback. Cornerback is such an isolated position that if you're not doing too well, it really makes it look like you suck. And conversely, if you're catching a lot of interceptions people tend to equate that with a Pro-Bowl caliber corner.

If Rogers grabs half, yes half, those interceptions last season, we're not even having this conversation about what a bum he is.

We can only cross our fingers and hope for the best!

Hooskins, maybe "Other" shouldn't have been an option. Oh well, leason learned

I have a quick question about the "stepping up" cliche. Does "stepping up" imply giving more effort, necessarily? Or rather, does it imply a significant improvement in ones football ability?

I don't think it was a effort problem at all. I thought the whole team fought their guts out every week. They just didn't have the talent to stay close on the road, and lost a bunch of close ones at home.

If "stepping up" refers to the latter, I think you have to look at your young players for improvement. Landry's a rookie. Wade's a seasoned vet. If we have to count on the former, our safety situation isnt so good. The latter is not someone who we should be expecting big things from at LG.

Golston was a mid round pick who should contribute under reasonably low expectations.

So the answer should be the "rest of the above" (Rocky, ST and Carlos). Our young guys need to mature and start providing some return on our investment in them.

I voted for Carlos, because Rocky has still yet to see PT. But I nominate Taylor for a choice in the poll. He needs to make the biggest strides to reach his potential.