Horton Wins NFC Defensive Player of the Week
 

[url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/redskinsinsider/2008/09/horton_named_nfc_defensive_pla.html]Horton Named NFC Defensive Player of Week - Redskins Insider[/url]

Congrats to the kid.. Well deserved..

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Wow. Very nice. It's going to be hard to bench the defensive player of the week.

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Hopefully the 1st of many to come.

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That's awesome. I love Reed Doughty's heart and work ethic, but Horton just seems to have a much better motor, and obviously a great nose for the ball. Has Reed ever forced or recovered a fumble or intercepted a pass since becoming a starter? Actually, I just looked at his stat sheet - he's played in 27 games as a Redskin- 0 FF, 0 INTs, 0.5 sacks. Hmmmm.

Anyway, congrats to Horton. I hope he has a monster week of practice and wins the job outright. Reed can still contribute on teams and be a very reliable back up. Let's face it folks, Horton has been killing it since the HOF game.

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Nice to see.

Let the Horton fan-crush continue.

Colt who?

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Woaw! Not bad for a first start!

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[quote=GMScud;477543]That's awesome. I love Reed Doughty's heart and work ethic, but Horton just seems to have a much better motor, and obviously a great nose for the ball. [B]Has Reed ever forced or recovered a fumble or intercepted a pass since becoming a starter?[/B] Actually, I just looked at his stat sheet - he's played in 27 games as a Redskin- 0 FF, 0 INTs, 0.5 sacks. Hmmmm.

Anyway, congrats to Horton. I hope he has a monster week of practice and wins the job outright. Reed can still contribute on teams and be a very reliable back up. Let's face it folks, Horton has been killing it since the HOF game.[/quote] I do think he recovered a blocked punt once, but I could be wrong.

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[quote=gibbsisgod;477550]I do think he recovered a blocked punt once, but I could be wrong.[/quote]

The fact that we have to rack our brains and search the internet to come up with anything significant he's done while Horton is winning league honors in his first start should say something. This was a high octane offense Horton was making these plays against too.

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Congrats to Horton! The honor is certainly well deserved.

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Congrads to Horton but DPW award doesnt mean Pro Bowl.

On the 07 list their are many names that are not "household".

Week 1: Robert Geathers
Week 2: Nate Clements
Week 3: Nick Barnett
Week 4: Osi Umenyiora
Week 5: Ike Taylor
Week 6: Charles Woodson
Week 7: London Fletcher
Week 8: Mike Vrabel
Week 9: James Harrison
Week 10: Antonio Cromartie
Week 11: Corey Williams
Week 12: Patrick Willis
Week 13: Lofa Tatupu
Week 14: Marcus Trufant
Week 15: Atari Bigby
Week 16: Patrick Willis
Week 17: Jyles Tucker

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[quote=mredskins;477555]Congrads to Horton but DPW award doesnt mean Pro Bowl.

On the 07 list their are many names that are not "household".

Week 1: Robert Geathers
Week 2: Nate Clements
Week 3: Nick Barnett
Week 4: Osi Umenyiora
Week 5: Ike Taylor
Week 6: Charles Woodson
Week 7: London Fletcher
Week 8: Mike Vrabel
Week 9: James Harrison
Week 10: Antonio Cromartie
Week 11: Corey Williams
Week 12: Patrick Willis
Week 13: Lofa Tatupu
Week 14: Marcus Trufant
Week 15: Atari Bigby
Week 16: Patrick Willis
Week 17: Jyles Tucker[/quote]

Actually most of those names are damn good players, and most have made pro-bowls. Aside from Jyles Tucker, everyone on that list is very solid. And he could end up solid with Merriman on the shelf. He's a second year player and didn't see action until week 12 last year according to his game log on NFL.com.

While DPW may not equal pro-bowl, judging by this list it DEFINITELY doesn't equal fluke either.

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[quote=mredskins;477555]Congrads to Horton but DPW award doesnt mean Pro Bowl.

On the 07 list their are many names that are not "household".

Week 1: Robert Geathers
Week 2: Nate Clements
Week 3: Nick Barnett
Week 4: Osi Umenyiora
Week 5: Ike Taylor
Week 6: Charles Woodson
Week 7: London Fletcher
Week 8: Mike Vrabel
Week 9: James Harrison
Week 10: Antonio Cromartie
Week 11: Corey Williams
Week 12: Patrick Willis
Week 13: Lofa Tatupu
Week 14: Marcus Trufant
Week 15: Atari Bigby
Week 16: Patrick Willis
Week 17: Jyles Tucker[/quote]
I'm not sure what your definition of a household name is, but I know all of these players and they're all pretty good.

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[quote=RMSkins;477566]I'm not sure what your definition of a household name is, but I know all of these players and they're all pretty good.[/quote]

Especially that Fletcher Guy.

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Congrats to Horton.

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Hilarious prank played by Randy Thomas on Horton..

[url=http://theredskinsblog.com/2008/09/16/chris-horton-wins-nfc-defensive-player-of-the-week-not-as-lucrative-as-he-was-led-to-believe/#more-1462]Chris Horton Wins NFC Defensive Player of the Week, Not as Lucrative as He Was Led to Believe « The Official Blog of The Washington Redskins[/url]

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[quote=Paintrain;477576]Hilarious prank played by Randy Thomas on Horton..

[URL="http://theredskinsblog.com/2008/09/16/chris-horton-wins-nfc-defensive-player-of-the-week-not-as-lucrative-as-he-was-led-to-believe/#more-1462"]Chris Horton Wins NFC Defensive Player of the Week, Not as Lucrative as He Was Led to Believe « The Official Blog of The Washington Redskins[/URL][/quote]

That's funny. They love messing with the Rookies.

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reed will return as the starter for game 3

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is'nt there a regular rookie of the week,and an nfc defensive player of the week?

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It would be terrible if Horton could not start this week. Especially after winning defensive player of the week. Just because Doughty "can line people up on D" doesn't mean he should start. I don't have a crush on Horton its just that Doughty does not make plays at SS and he's had his chances to do it. To not start Horton again this week would be crazy in my opinion

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[quote=johnerotten;477589]is'nt there a regular rookie of the week,and an nfc defensive player of the week?[/quote]

I think the rookie thing is a diet pepsi thing or something.

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You gotta give Horton the start,he just seems to have a nose for the football,he showed that in preseason

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IF horton does in fact start and he is able to keep up this high level of play, teams will eventually have to start game planning for this kid. The dude must start! He had a monster game.

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I agree how can you sit a guy that played as good as he did last week. Reed should be the back up this week.

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It may not seem like that much (except to Horton), but these kinds of things act like buliding blocks for success

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[quote=Riggo44;477621]I agree how can you sit a guy that played as good as he did last week. Reed should be the back up this week.[/quote]

Can't wait till Blache and Zorn decide to start Doughty again next week. :doh:

Horton deserves at least next week to see if he can produce consistently. If not, give Doughty his spot back.

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[quote=vallin21;477601]It would be terrible if Horton could not start this week. Especially after winning defensive player of the week. Just because Doughty "can line people up on D" doesn't mean he should start. I don't have a crush on Horton its just that Doughty does not make plays at SS and he's had his chances to do it. To not start Horton again this week would be crazy in my opinion[/quote]

While I do think Horton is a better overall football player than Doughty, it's not really that big of a deal if he doesn't start. It's not like an offensive position where a backup can go the whole game without seeing the field. Defensive players switch in and out all the time, especially in Blache's system that has so many different packages. I'm sure Horton will see the field quite a bit on Sunday.

That being said, I would guess that if he continues to perform anywhere close to the level he did last week, he will move up on the depth chart, very soon.

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Anyone else notice how fast Horton is?

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[quote=mredskins;477555]Congrads to Horton but DPW award doesnt mean Pro Bowl.

On the 07 list their are many names that are not "household".

Week 1: Robert Geathers
Week 2: Nate Clements
Week 3: Nick Barnett
Week 4: Osi Umenyiora
Week 5: Ike Taylor
Week 6: Charles Woodson
Week 7: London Fletcher
Week 8: Mike Vrabel
Week 9: James Harrison
Week 10: Antonio Cromartie
Week 11: Corey Williams
Week 12: Patrick Willis
Week 13: Lofa Tatupu
Week 14: Marcus Trufant
Week 15: Atari Bigby
Week 16: Patrick Willis
Week 17: Jyles Tucker[/quote]

Actually pretty much all of them are...except maybe Williams, Bigby and Tucker.

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good for him. hopefully all his new supporters don’t turn on him when he makes a rookie mistake and gets burned.

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i like what horton did last week and am happy a skins gets a weekly honor but . . . (heres where i get in trouble) like horton said the 2 picks he had where from being in the right place at the right time deals and not some great individual effort plays.

he gets credit for putting himself in good position to take advantage of those tipped balls in the air and it seems his college scouting report that he is a "ball hawk" is holding true. man its nice to see young hungry guys out there.

go skins!!

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Here's some info on Horton from the combine:

[url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/chris-horton?id=1982#player-profile-tab-set-1:player-profile-tab-overview]NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Chris Horton[/url]

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Zorn said that Horton WILL NOT START this week in his press conf.

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No one deserves it more. Glad we got him.

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[quote=saden1;477730]Anyone else notice how fast Horton is?[/quote]

Yes, back when I watched him play for UCLA.

That's why I was so keen on the Redskins signing him.

:food-smil

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[quote=J. Spanky;477738]good for him. hopefully all his new supporters don’t turn on him when he makes a rookie mistake and gets burned.[/quote]

That is probably why they don't want him out to go against Kurt Warner.
That dude has great long ball vision....not to say Breese doesn't....but dont even try to compare the Saints WR's last week with what the Cardinals have.

Do I have more faith in Horton now....damn straight I do, but he would be targetted heavily against a savy squad of passers and receiver.
I say, start him against teams like the ravens to get used to average pass attacks...lets be honest, the Saints were not fully loaded last week and Horton did just fine.

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I put him at SS last night in Madden. Two interceptions and a forced fumble. Art imitating life?

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[quote=gibbsisgod;477550]I do think he recovered a blocked punt once, but I could be wrong.[/quote]

Yeah you are correct. He did in the preseason game...Westbrook couldn't handle it and he came in and got the recovery. Forgot which game it was.

By Zorns comments and waht I've read on the redskins blog. Doughty is starting again. But I we get a big dose of Horton. He just has that ball hawk instinct & mentality and you can't teach that.

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I don't know what the coaches see in Doughty. He is slow, always out of place and gets burned just as much as Archuleta did. It's not about what you do in practice but what you do on gameday. Horton showed us something even in preseason from the very moment he hit the field...he had a couple sacks and some very good tackles in his first action. I just hope that Blache isn't so stubborn and old school that he won't make a change much like Zorn did with Jon Jansen. Having said that, I understand the D's motto of "there are no starters". Greg Williams coached the same way. Doughty might know more of the playbook and has a good work ethic, but he is nowhere near Horton in terms of athletic ability. Horton has way more upside and needs to see way more time than RD.

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[quote=DirtyLandry;478222]I don't know what the coaches see in Doughty. He is slow, always out of place and gets burned just as much as Archuleta did. It's not about what you do in practice but what you do on gameday. Horton showed us something even in preseason from the very moment he hit the field...he had a couple sacks and some very good tackles in his first action. I just hope that Blache isn't so stubborn and old school that he won't make a change much like Zorn did with Jon Jansen. Having said that, I understand the D's motto of "there are no starters". Greg Williams coached the same way. Doughty might know more of the playbook and has a good work ethic, but he is nowhere near Horton in terms of athletic ability. Horton has way more upside and needs to see way more time than RD.[/quote]
My thoughts exactly.

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i don't see how they could have given it to anybody else.just a note on kurt warner,he's started 87 games in the nfl,and he has thrown for over 300 yards in 42 of them.