Great SI Article on Chris Horton

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Originally Posted by skinsfan69

I still can't help but to think how much better our defense would be with Sean Taylor. But Horton is really doing a nice job. This was a great find by the FO.

A lot better. This is a top five unit with him. We're somewhere in the 10-16 range without him. (Football Outsiders says 9 fwiw, but I feel like we're coming off a great performance against an above average offense, so we'll likely fall a bit in the final three games).

I really didn't think we had a lot of use for Landry, because I always thought a late round guy like Horton would come around eventually. But with Sean's career ending in the manner it did, I'm really happy we didn't have a gaping hole at the position. It really helped ease a lot of the pain.

Landry is just a little bit out of position in Sean's spot though. Now that Blache is starting to mix his coverages, Landry will be more effective. Before, we could have Taylor as the high safety, and you absolutely could not throw it into his zone. With Landry, there still has to be a certain level of deception.