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I'm a huge fan of Deion, have been since he was back at Florida St. I bought his jersey when he signed with the Skins and was a frequent Deion apologist in the old Yahoo group. I think he is the best cornerback I've ever seen play the game, bar none. No one could convince me otherwise, so please don't try now.
However, Deion is fighting forces that he simply cannot defeat, mainly Father Time. The Deion Sanders that played in Washington was so far removed from the weapon he once was that it was almost sad. There were times when it looked like he was hurting us, in particular the Detroit game or "The End of the Turner Era" as I like to call it. In that game, Johnny Morton had like 7 catches for 75 yds, not dominating numbers but Deion is a shut down guy and those numbers say something totally different. I think Deion's time is past, he may be fast and he may be smart, but these guys he's facing now are more than up to the challenge. Guys will be breaking their necks to be the first one to light up Deion, it kind of happens when you keep tooting your own horn ala Deion. I think Laverneus Coles in particular will be pretty excited about locking horns with the great Deion Sanders. I don't think Deion will finish the season, a sad prediction for me because I love the excitement he brings to football.
Mike Nolan is enjoying a nice career revival in Baltimore and I'm happy for him because I don't wish anyone who has passed through the Skins organization anything but success. But Nolan had to go. I don't remember anyone ever saying that Nolan should stay. Marty had supporters, Norv had supporters, Ray Rhodes had supporters, Marvin Lewis, heck even Spurrier had people in his corner. I can't think of a single person outside the immediate Nolan family who thought he was given a raw deal here. He should just shut up and enjoy his current situation.
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