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Originally Posted by Shep  I don't think we're done. Too many LBs, not enough corners. |
I can't believe we cut Brandon McDonald. I thought he had a really solid preseason. I liked the secondary guys we kept though. Mike Adams offers us an extra flexibility with his versatility to play Safety or corner in a binde. Ventrone had a nice game vrs the Bears against their BEST QB Todd Collins. I think Sorenson showed us nads like grapefruits AND he's a very smart player IMO. Let's remember he went off to Virginia Tech as a QB so he's very familiar with where a QB wants to let er rip.
We kept some shakey LBers IMO. There isn't 1 decent team in the AFC Barton could start for so color me extremely worried if he's the plan. And I thought a jelly doughnut had a soft middle. Maiava is gonna do exactly what for us? Keep tackling people in his hook that invites game planners? When he bats his first NFL pass down - let me know.
I finally saw the Browns-Bears game I taped. Trusnik and Benard were everywhere. BTW, Benard did an awesome job of releasing to the flats on plays he was NOT supposed to rush the passer. Even when he got there late - it didn't look late. That's a REAL good sign folks. Someone on the staff is doing a GREAT job with this kid.
Bowens got a sack. A little RB tried to stop him and couldn't, which is how it always supposed to be.
FWIW, it was nice to see Veikune making some cameo appearances onto my tv screen. His compass still reads confused; but it was refreshing to see his ass out of park mode. He wasn't gonna make the team with both hands on his family jewels taking inventory at the snap. Who knew we needed a set of jumper cables to put that guy in drive? Now we just gotta get the Samoan a little more all knowin. I asked for progress and got it though.
I gotta be honest, I'm a Titus Brown fan. I saw what I needed to from him in the GB game during the 2nd half. He was doing things I have yet to see from Barton. 1 week later, I saw him deflect a pass in his hook zone. He's got a good feel, which makes him instinctive to get where he is supposed to be on time. Some of our other LBers keep getting there on daylight savings time 1 hour later.
Here's who I think we should keep at LBer:
Jackson, Fujita, Gocong, Roth, Benard, Trusnik, Costanzo, Brown, Bowens, and Veikune.
I woulda kept Brandon McDonald at the expense of 1 of the 2 LBers we're wasting time on. I'm getting the heebeegeebees we're gonna end up resorting to bringing Little Bo Peep back to our secondary. He's the type of guy you gotta paint an R on his right cleat and an L on his left cleat so he knows the difference. Wonderlic translation: he got his name correct.
- Tom F.