Playing good WR's

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

we play them with our two best corners springs and smoot playing man and landry and taylor with help over the top

Smoot is not one of the two best corners on the team. He may have better hands than Rogers, but he gives about the same cushion, and he's a half assed tackler.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by Southpaw

Smoot is not one of the two best corners on the team. He may have better hands than Rogers, but he gives about the same cushion, and he's a half assed tackler.

but has better cover skills it seems and plays faster

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

but has better cover skills it seems and plays faster

I disagree on both counts. At best, Smoot's cover skills might be equal with Rogers. Either way, Rogers plays the run far better, and barring an injury, there's no way Smoot starts over Rogers.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by Southpaw

I disagree on both counts. At best, Smoot's cover skills might be equal with Rogers. Either way, Rogers plays the run far better, and barring an injury, there's no way Smoot starts over Rogers.

thats ur opinion i guess look at their first 2 seasons in the league and remember if smoot stays rogers plays for someone else

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

thats ur opinion i guess look at their first 2 seasons in the league and remember if smoot stays rogers plays for someone else

Why would that be the case? Springs isn't getting any younger and we're going to have to replace him sooner rather than later.

[hesscl34]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

Why would that be the case? Springs isn't getting any younger and we're going to have to replace him sooner rather than later.

I'm telling you guys Rogers blows... stinks.. is a waste of money... and we should all thank God we have Springs and Smoot, and pray they stay healthy.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by hesscl34

I'm telling you guys Rogers blows... stinks.. is a waste of money... and we should all thank God we have Springs and Smoot, and pray they stay healthy.

he doesnt blow just this is make or break for him

[Southpaw]

Originally Posted by hesscl34

I'm telling you guys Rogers blows... stinks.. is a waste of money... and we should all thank God we have Springs and Smoot, and pray they stay healthy.

I don't quite understand why some people have a hatred for Carlos Rogers, other than being spoiled for so many years by the likes of Darrell Green and Champ Bailey. Rogers does have some coverage issues, but I'm not so sure those issues aren't the product of the defensive scheme, rather than his actual ability. It seemed to me that last season, when Williams actually let the corners play man coverage, Rogers played pretty well. And he's also one of the better tackling corners in the league; a trait that the coaching staff is very particular about.

Smoot on the other hand, is a horrible tackler. He does have a nose for the ball, but what makes anyone think that the adequite cover skills he had in his first stint in Washington, that have been almost completely absent for the last two season, will just magically come back?

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

Why would that be the case? Springs isn't getting any younger and we're going to have to replace him sooner rather than later.

when we drafted rogers springs was coming off a season where he lead the team in picks and sacks so then he was elite still

[SantanaMan]

I seem to remember Gibbs saying that Carlos played a good portion of last season with a broken hand (or at least broke it and came back asap to try and help the team) - as can be seen from examples like TO, a hand injury can cause havoc when trying to catch the ball (possibly causing many of his drops) - plus CBs have been described as WRs would can't catch so add a hand injury to that and its not suprising all the drops.

I reckon Carlos starts in our 3-5-6-9 defensive backfield (Springs 3rd overall, Tayor 5th, Landry 6th, Rogers 9th) and Smoot coming off the bench but playing substantial minutes allowing us to keep our top 2 CBs fresh due to a rotation.