We have injured punter. We have an injured holder. We don't know how serious the injury is.
The FO looked around at the unemployed punters and holders and were able to find one that they were more comfortable with than the rookie on the Practice Squad.
There is no question that Walter is a good holder. If he is truly healthy, as it seems, his punting should be adequate, or at least better than that to be expected from those that are available. If not, the FO will test a few more.
This signing shows the quality of our FO. We have often called this "the shadow roster process". Pioli always has players on speeddial in case someone is injured.
We have had our share of injuries this year, but no worse than most teams (consider Seattle or the Giants). The issue in the secondary was predictable. We took our risks with regard to the number of secondary position players on the 53, and we are paying off some yet again. HOWEVER, what this really means is that bb is still OK with Brown at nickel rather than having Poteat or someone else on the roster; and he is clearly OK with Brown instead of Spann.
Personally, I like Poteat at nickel instead of Brown, and Poteat at dime back instead of a linebacker. But, that is my personal choice. The coaches are fine with Brown and Sanders, and with linebackers in coverage.
The coaches have made their decisions and we are leading the conference in points allowed. We are second only to the Bears in that stat. Our point differential is second only to San Diego in the AFC. So, I guess our secondary is good enough. We sometimes underestimate the value of picking up Hawkins, Chad Scott and Sanders. They were are our depth. They are now our very effective starters.
, we're doooooommmmmeeeeeddddd!
