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Rajmahal33 · 06-05-2007, 10:25 AM

i mean i'm glad that springs is back and all, but has anything really changed? there are no guarantees that he won't get injured, leaving us with rogers and smoot (which are a mediocre tandem at best). Why the excitement of his return? Didn't we all know that Springs was just waiting to see if he was going to be a June 1st cap casualty and if he wasn't he was going to come in and give it everything he had as he entered his contract year? I think the larger problem/issue of concern with the D is not the depth at CB (which is still a nice thing to have), but rather will we get any pass rush this season? Will it be an aggressive GW or a GW who is unsure about blitzing b/c we can't get to the QB in time? I don't see how that has changed at all and even with Springs or Nate Clements or even Champ Bailey back there, with last season's pass rush we will still be a middle of the road to bad defense.

For what it's worth with a healthy D-line I hope that we will be able to come together as a defensive unit, but we are still putting ourselves in a dangerous position like last year. We are depending on an aging squad to stay healthy AND be able to perform above their talent level. Something about that doesn't make me feel optimistic.

06-05-2007, 10:25 AM	#3
Rajmahal33 Special Teams Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 478	Re: Springs is back i mean i'm glad that springs is back and all, but has anything really changed? there are no guarantees that he won't get injured, leaving us with rogers and smoot (which are a mediocre tandem at best). Why the excitement of his return? Didn't we all know that Springs was just waiting to see if he was going to be a June 1st cap casualty and if he wasn't he was going to come in and give it everything he had as he entered his contract year? I think the larger problem/issue of concern with the D is not the depth at CB (which is still a nice thing to have), but rather will we get any pass rush this season? Will it be an aggressive GW or a GW who is unsure about blitzing b/c we can't get to the QB in time? I don't see how that has changed at all and even with Springs or Nate Clements or even Champ Bailey back there, with last season's pass rush we will still be a middle of the road to bad defense. For what it's worth with a healthy D-line I hope that we will be able to come together as a defensive unit, but we are still putting ourselves in a dangerous position like last year. We are depending on an aging squad to stay healthy AND be able to perform above their talent level. Something about that doesn't make me feel optimistic. __________________ McNasty FTW!