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I really enjoyed the poster's take on the SB.
Samuel, for the $$ he's making, and wants to make, should have been covering Plexiglass the whole game. Blame BB and DP for that decision, I guess.
And I've always thought that CBs playing 10 yards off the LOS, esp. in close games, is foolish. Drives are extended, and our geezers get tired, and sloppy.
I'm not as sold on James Sanders as our future SS. I see him as no more than a 3rd safety/tweener: not big enough for SS, not fast enough for FS.
Stomper Meriweather may have improved during the season, but his hands are atrocious, and they (as well as other things) caused us to lose a SB.
I agree that WILB is in need of a major upgrade. One doesn't have to look like Ted Johnson to be effective there. I still feel that Paul Posluszny would have been an excellent choice for that spot. Someone new, talented and fast needs to at least be part of a rotation there next season.
It does appear that I underestimated the loss of Rosie Colvin. I didn't realize that Vrabel's sack #s after Week 8 were so lousy. I hope that a restructuring of Colvin's contract can be possible.
And I completely agree that a hybrid 4-3/3-4 should be in place by next season. Adding a young, fast, talented WILB and DE should go a long way toward accomplishing that goal.
Samuel is uncomfortable on the right. Besides, Hobbs had Plax under control all night until that blitz... Asante struggled with Toomer, gave up a TD, missed his INT, and gave up some 3rd down completions on that first drive and even got run over once or twice.
It's the system, and it works when the personnel available can run it.
The coaches said Sanders is their most consistent player on D.
Asante had hands of stone for 3 years before he became an INT machine...
Tedy used to be fast. What he still is is smart. Smart matters in BB's system. That is why AD was brought in to learn the inside.
Colvin is occasionally inconsistent, but he's well worth what we pay him. His cap hit will drop when he's extended.
I really miss the chameleon D we used to switch up from 3-4 base to 4-3. Just haven't had the personnel to do it effectively since 2004.