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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.The secondary doesn't need to be top tier level this year--- our schedule is pretty manageable as far as opposing qbs are concerned. We play mostly "game manager" qbs during the regular season. The weeks that are going to be rough for us are likely Indy, NO, and possibly ATL.
My quick take on our secondary: Bodden has looked awesome in practice but hasn't stood out nor made blatant mistakes in preseason gms. Springs looks slower than his stated age. Butler is an impressive athlete with some ceiling for defensive back. Wheatley is Hobbs divided by 5 thousand. Meriweather is a budding star who has learned how to catch. Chung has the smarts and instinct of a very good safety. Mcgowan can sure hit. Wilhite is a keeper on the roster by default
Wheat thoughts...
1. Wheaties was a 2nd round pick, Deus has documented the fact that BB is patient with these picks, q.v. the useless Chad Jackson lasted into his 3rd camp.
2. One way a high pick exits early would be serious attitude issues such as lack of cooperation with the coaching staff. Haven't heard that here. Were that so there's a chance that Reiss, SMY, someone would get wind and report it.
3. It's only 2 preseason games, let's go for 4 before deciding to cut the 2008 2nd round pick
4. Other players at the same position can get injured in the next weeks, making a team more 'desperate' for a body who has some clue about the complex defensive system used
5. As others have mentioned, BB likely put the kid out on an island alone vs the taller Henry. Kid flunked the test. This does not automatically give him an F for the year, see item #3
I don't know if I have ever seen a player get juked out as badly as Springs did against the Bengals.
No, but how come all of the other corners didn't look terrible in one quarter and Wheatley did? He seems to be the weak link SO FAR...but who knows...
How about the guy when Welker did that ridiculous backwards juke in 2007?
The secondary doesn't need to be top tier level this year--- our schedule is pretty manageable as far as opposing qbs are concerned. We play mostly "game manager" qbs during the regular season. The weeks that are going to be rough for us are likely Indy, NO, and possibly ATL.
My quick take on our secondary: Bodden has looked awesome in practice but hasn't stood out nor made blatant mistakes in preseason gms. Springs looks slower than his stated age. Butler is an impressive athlete with some ceiling for defensive back. Wheatley is Hobbs divided by 5 thousand. Meriweather is a budding star who has learned how to catch. Chung has the smarts and instinct of a very good safety. Mcgowan can sure hit. Wilhite is a keeper on the roster by default
Some good comments. On Bodden, does it seem to anybody else like the Eagles & Bengals just didn't throw in his direction? Sometimes being "invisible" is a compliment to a CB. As for Wilhite...you say he'll make the roster "by default"? That makes it sound like he's at the very end of the depth chart, is that what you meant? Because I have him as a presumptive starter.