Defensive Parts

Well an app I have says the Washington Post is reporting the Skins tried out 3 Safties/CB's and 2 LB's. I don't. Are who they are at this point they should be equal to or greater then what we have now.

According to the Post none were signed as far as they know.

Aaron Rouse, Ricky Elmore, Kourtney Brown, Jaiqwuan Jarrett, J.L. Picard, Jerome Murphy

They need to add someone to the practice squad. Unless something happened during the week that I don't know about

Aaron Rouse, Ricky Elmore, Kourtney Brown, Jaiqwuan Jarrett, J.L. Picard, Jerome Murphy

They need to add someone to the practice squad. Unless something happened during the week that I don't know about

Updates?

Does anyone think that these guys are real prospects, or just practice squad projects?

Updates?

On these guys? Nope. Though Jarrett actually isn't PS eligible

And no one got my joke?

On these guys? Nope. Though Jarrett actually isn't PS eligible

And no one got my joke?

I assume that the J.L. Piccard reference was not real (although a reference to Next Generation fans everywhere). Don't know if there was anything else.

I assume that the J.L. Piccard reference was not real (although a reference to Next Generation fans everywhere). Don't know if there was anything else.

Thank you. You're awesome

And per wire reports, we signed former Pitt DB Buddy Jackson to the practice squad

He's looked a bit slower, missed a few tackles he would have made last year, and been trucked a time or two. It's one of two things, either the nagging health issues (balance, hammy) are effecting him or they're excuses for London finally aging.

Either way, it's not the precipitous decline some bellyache about. Looks pretty gradual to me. Given the fact we NEED big talent infusions at RT, and three of four secondary spots I don't think ILB should be a real priority given the limited resources we have.

Fletcher could also be helped significantly by a better scheme. He's still one of the top three pure MLBs in football.

We have the kid Robinson, all set to take over and one of the reasons he was drafted was his pass coverage, I would like to see him in more on the obvious passing downs to help take away the TE, because as much as I hate to admit it London has lost a step at least in pass defense he is still solid against the run.

Aaron Rouse, Ricky Elmore, Kourtney Brown, Jaiqwuan Jarrett, J.L. Picard, Jerome Murphy

They need to add someone to the practice squad. Unless something happened during the week that I don't know about


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Me to the practice squad?!?!

Does anyone think that these guys are real prospects, or just practice squad projects?

They have to have some sort of talent. Just look at Andre Brown who was on our team last year off the practice squad and now he's having a good year with the NY Midgets.

We have the kid Robinson, all set to take over and one of the reasons he was drafted was his pass coverage, I would like to see him in more on the obvious passing downs to help take away the TE, because as much as I hate to admit it London has lost a step at least in pass defense he is still solid against the run.

Not nit-picking or being argumentative but I think the dig on London's pass coverage is a half-truth. The key is one-on-one coverage vs zone. London was never elite one-on-one and now being a tick slower he's actually a liability. But if you leave him covering the middle of the field London has shown (no surprise here) elite QB/play recognition and puts himself in position to break up passes and get a few interceptions. In other words one of his greatest talents, football IQ, is being minimized when he's forced into man coverage.
His talent/effectiveness is minimized anytime you take him away from the middle of the field. London should always be "covering" the middle of the field or blitzing, run or pass, because that is maximizing his skill level. Very similar to Urlacher actually, who's legs are much further gone than London's but the Bears scheme keeps him right in the middle and he's already got an INT this year. London, IMHO, is a superior MLB to Urlacher today, but our guy is playing way out of position.

...and it's so effing obvious, makes me want to throw my glass of scotch at the tv Hate this regime so much right now. If I was London I'd be demanding a trade, instead he just keeps quiet and plays his guts out (injured, btw). Wish I had that kind of character.