These guys seem to be "holding up" pretty good, don't you think?
What happened to all the idiots in the media predicting the downfall of our 'D' due to the losses of Smoot & Pierce? Seems kinda quiet now. ;)
Once again it looks like Williams has a clue when putting together his defense. Go figure.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/22/AR2005092202163.html?sub=AR
12thMan
09-23-2005, 11:16 AM
What a pleasant suprise for the Skins. Both of these guys have stepped up. Marshall has one int. so far and has handled himself well in the middle.
I'm really impressed with Walt's presence around the ball. He's constantly in or around the backfield and defending passes well. This will be great for C.Rogers, now we don't have to put him a situation where he's rushed into the line-up but can be truly tutored by two seasoned vets. Hail!
With the way Harris is playing Rogers just might be relegated to the nickel all year.
12thMan
09-23-2005, 11:25 AM
Which would be fine, actually. It would be good for his transitioning period.
If Springs/Harris stay healthy I don't see Carlos cracking the line-up. What's funny is that every one stayed away from Springs a couple of years ago because he was so called injury proned, and they doubted if Harris could recover.
Our front office takes a lot of heat, but their gambles on the corners are paying dividends so far.
That Guy
09-23-2005, 11:32 AM
pierce i think is better than marshall still, better at positioning people and shedding blocks... the big thing is the difference in money was tiny and i don't like handing a division rival a quality starter like that.
Smoot got paid a lot more and if we kept him, we would have drafted differently... i wasn't mad about him going though. He wasn't good at blitzing and played back a bit farther than GW probably wanted., but he definately had heart.
drew54
09-23-2005, 11:55 AM
Which would be fine, actually. It would be good for his transitioning period.
If Springs/Harris stay healthy I don't see Carlos cracking the line-up. What's funny is that every one stayed away from Springs a couple of years ago because he was so called injury proned, and they doubted if Harris could recover.
Our front office takes a lot of heat, but their gambles on the corners are paying dividends so far.
Not to take anything away from Springs/Harris, but I still think that we should consider another CB in free agency or the draft next year. Preferably the draft.
Big C
09-23-2005, 12:16 PM
Not to take anything away from Springs/Harris, but I still think that we should consider another CB in free agency or the draft next year. Preferably the draft.
preferrably free agency for me, maybe not even this year. springs and harris have a few years left in them.
dblanch66
09-23-2005, 12:50 PM
Smooty had a good game in Cincy last week, didn't he? Oh wait a minute, that secondary got spanked. Once again, our cast-offs are earning their monikers.
smoot did have a good game... its not his fault winfield got smoked by CJ.
btw Pierce has played great the first 2 games for the giants.
It's things like this that make me more confident in Joe and his staff all the time. When Smoot and Pierce left, I had to be hospitalized for three days. When interviewed, Williams and Gibbs, didn't seem real concerned. They contend they are building something special. I am beginning to believe