Anyone worried???

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Originally Posted by illdefined

yeah man, Gardner. he's had more than enough chances. put him down.

also, in spite of his first week performance (due to Williams), dont you think Lott could be more effective at Bowen's position along with Taylor??

I think Williams generally tries to keep Bowen out of situations where he's going to be caught one-on-one with a receiver, giving that duty to Lott. But teams will be able to create favorable matchups against Bowen and they will take advantage of them, like the Giants did with Tim Carter.

I like Bowen as a run defender and a blitzer, but he's a huge liability in coverage. I'd feel much more comfortable with Lott and Taylor in there, even if Taylor has a lot of learning to do in terms of respecting the speed of NFL receivers. At least Taylor should overcome that learning deficit pretty quickly. I don't know if Bowen will ever overcome his speed deficit.