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[Defensewins]

This game does expose on thing:
Reed Doughty is not ready to be in the safety rotation. He really pissed me off.
I know GW and Gibbs have a man crush on R. Doughty, but it is time to cut our loses. The guy is a good special teamer, but that is not enough in these days of the salary cap. Everyone has to be good enough to eventually play in the starting lineup. Injuries hit every year and we can not afford to carry a guy on the roster that is a good Special teamer but can not hold down his position in the starting line up if called upon.
Doughty has been given a ton of chances and every time he gets extended playing time he gets burned.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

This game does expose on thing:
Reed Doughty is not ready to be in the safety rotation. He really pissed me off.
I know GW and Gibbs have a man crush on R. Doughty, but it is time to cut our loses. The guy is a good special teamer, but that is not enough in these days of the salary cap. Everyone has to be good enough to eventually play in the starting lineup. Injuries hit every year and we can not afford to carry a guy on the roster that is a good Special teamer but can not hold down his position in the starting line up if called upon.
Doughty has been given a ton of chances and every time he gets extended playing time he gets burned.

I agree. He's no Matt Bowen. I appreciate his situation with his sick son and how hard he works, but sometimes you just need more from a guy in the talent department. He didn't come close yesterday. I'm not saying we have a better option right now, but I find it hard to believe he'll be around next year. He was one of the last guys to make the 53-man this year.