Great SI Article on Chris Horton

[Jake2008]

Originally Posted by TheSmurfs22

Best draft pick we have made since Sean Taylor.

With our drafts, not sure this really says much.

I think Horton is a good player that has been in the right spot at the right time with some of his interceptions. He is an awesome pick for where we got him, but not in the PB category yet.

I do agree our linebackers and secondary have done an awesome job considering most QBs have time for a picnic before they have to throw the ball most of the time. That makes the job almost impossible since eventually receivers will get open, you can't cover them forever. If we could just improve our pass rush this defense would be a beast.

[RMSkins]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

I am VERY happy with our safety tandem. I expect Batman and Robin to be wreaking havoc for many years to come! And let's not forget Kareem Moore. We have great young talent at the safety position.

I actually liked Kareem Moore better than Chris Horton when we first made our picks. I think Kareem really showed some potential to be a really solid safety in preseason and it's a shame that he's stuck behind a Pro Bowl-caliber safety in LaRon Landry because I think he could be a pretty good safety in this league.

[53Fan]

I think evenually Moore will play FS in some of our Cobra packages with Landry and Horton playing up. Right now Springs takes that spot but who knows how long he'll be here? I think Moore can be a good safety in this league also. I'd like to see more of him.

[SmootSmack]

So...do we hold on to Mike Green (who is likely starting this weekend) once this season is done?

[GTripp0012]

No. Mike Green is our worst coverage safety, and though he's a sure tackler, he doesn't play the run well enough to justify a roster spot unless he was a special teams standout, which he is not.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

No. Mike Green is our worst coverage safety, and though he's a sure tackler, he doesn't play the run well enough to justify a roster spot unless he was a special teams standout, which he is not.

So Reed gets that spot back then?

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

So Reed gets that spot back then?

Yes, I think he deserves it, regardless of being a mess in deep coverage.

He's a really good blitzer, which is why our blitz schemes worked in the first 5 games. Horton is much better, obviously, but ever since Reed went on IR, we haven't been able to get any pressure via the blitz unless Landry was involved.

And if Landry is blitzing, we probably don't have the TE seam routes covered.

[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.

[hooskins]

If horton works a bit on coverage, then he would be beyond amazing. Otherwise he is great at stuffing the run and tackling. Pretty good speed for a "slow" prospect.

[GTripp0012]

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.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by hooskins

If horton works a bit on coverage, then he would be beyond amazing. Otherwise he is great at stuffing the run and tackling. Pretty good speed for a "slow" prospect.

Horton's closing speed is unbelievable. I put the tape on in slow motion, but all that does is slow down the other 21 guys on the field.