Sheldon Brown
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I want to see all the people who were bitching about Browns level of play know. Everyone knew that he was playing with a shoulder injury for around half the season, but he still managed to go out there every Sunday and do the best he could with one arm. This guy is a class act and a leader in the locker room. I wouldn't be surprised to see him wearing a C on his chest next to Fujita next year.
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So if Brown does not mind safety do you pull the trigger on Peterson at 6 if he is there? Now you have 2 holes filled on defense. And you can concentrate on DL and a WR the rest of the draft. Oh and a RT of course.
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I think regardless of what Brown wants to play they pull the trigger on Peterson.
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I think regardless of what Brown wants to play they pull the trigger on Peterson.
Hillis-iz-Boss said:
I think regardless of what Brown wants to play they pull the trigger on Peterson.
Remeber Peterson can also return. Again makes Cribbs a bit more expendable. Joe Haden can also do returns.
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Ya, but do we really want two of our most impacting starters returning kicks at more risk of getting injured. Cribbs is like a 4/5 WR. Doesnt really hurt us on offense if he gets hurt. Haden and/or Peterson would be great as a secondary returner if Cribbs got hurt, but with the new rules, I dont see us throwing a starter back there. Maybe we could throw Eric Wright back there if Cribbs got hurt.
No need to get a starter hurt if Cribbs went down.
But I knew Brown was playing hurt all season. He seemed to favor his shoulder all year long. You would be surprised how tough it is to run, even with a bad shoulder. I dislocated my shoulder and after it got put back in, trying to run works your shoulder. It depends how much pain you wanna stick out, but you are not at full speed.
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So if Brown does not mind safety do you pull the trigger on Peterson at 6 if he is there? Now you have 2 holes filled on defense. And you can concentrate on DL and a WR the rest of the draft. Oh and a RT of course.
So if Brown does not mind safety do you pull the trigger on Peterson at 6 if he is there? Now you have 2 holes filled on defense. And you can concentrate on DL and a WR the rest of the draft. Oh and a RT of course.
Does it matter what position Brown plays? He's not even in the top half of the league's starting CBs, much less worth being the factor as to whether or not we draft Peterson.
If we draft Peterson, he'll be better than Brown out of the gates.
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Agreed. But by pulling the trigger on Peterson and moving Brown to Safety, you have filled 2 needs with 1 pick.
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Hillis-iz-Boss said:
I think regardless of what Brown wants to play they pull the trigger on Peterson.
Remeber Peterson can also return. Again makes Cribbs a bit more expendable. Joe Haden can also do returns.
Remeber Peterson can also return. Again makes Cribbs a bit more expendable. Joe Haden can also do returns.
Ya but you really don't want your starting corners returning kicks. That's why we picked up a free agent to return kicks last year instead of having Haden do them. Cribbs can do it because he is only in on like 30% of the offensive plays so if he gets injured it doesn't hamper our offense that much.
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So if Brown does not mind safety do you pull the trigger on Peterson at 6 if he is there? Now you have 2 holes filled on defense. And you can concentrate on DL and a WR the rest of the draft. Oh and a RT of course.
Does it matter what position Brown plays? He's not even in the top half of the league's starting CBs, much less worth being the factor as to whether or not we draft Peterson.
If we draft Peterson, he'll be better than Brown out of the gates.
Does it matter what position Brown plays? He's not even in the top half of the league's starting CBs, much less worth being the factor as to whether or not we draft Peterson.
If we draft Peterson, he'll be better than Brown out of the gates.
I agree that Peterson would be better than Brown right out of the gates, but I think Brown is still a good starting corner. His bad play was due to injury not ability and he still managed to put together some good games.
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Does it matter what position Brown plays? He's not even in the top half of the league's starting CBs, much less worth being the factor as to whether or not we draft Peterson.
If we draft Peterson, he'll be better than Brown out of the gates.
I agree that Peterson would be better than Brown right out of the gates, but I think Brown is still a good starting corner. His bad play was due to injury not ability and he still managed to put together some good games.
Hillis-iz-Boss said:
I agree that Peterson would be better than Brown right out of the gates, but I think Brown is still a good starting corner. His bad play was due to injury not ability and he still managed to put together some good games.
I disagree.
Brown couldn't put together some of the blitz packages, nor was he quick enough to recover on plays that blew the top off. He's got a good mental game to him, but it's fairly obvious he's now a below-average to average CB at best.
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Agreed. But by pulling the trigger on Peterson and moving Brown to Safety, you have filled 2 needs with 1 pick.
Agreed. But by pulling the trigger on Peterson and moving Brown to Safety, you have filled 2 needs with 1 pick.
I'm not so sure moving Brown to saftey fills a need. I think Mr. Abe can get the job done.
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Hillis-iz-Boss said:
I agree that Peterson would be better than Brown right out of the gates, but I think Brown is still a good starting corner. His bad play was due to injury not ability and he still managed to put together some good games.
I disagree.
Brown couldn't put together some of the blitz packages, nor was he quick enough to recover on plays that blew the top off. He's got a good mental game to him, but it's fairly obvious he's now a below-average to average CB at best.
I disagree.
Brown couldn't put together some of the blitz packages, nor was he quick enough to recover on plays that blew the top off. He's got a good mental game to him, but it's fairly obvious he's now a below-average to average CB at best.
I still have to disagree. I mean I can see where you are coming from but I still attribute that stuff to his shoulder. As someone already said your shoulder is involved when you run (pumping your arms). When you have a tear your going to feel that and it's going to slow you down to a point and honestly I am not to worries about a CB not being the best at his blitz packages, I am worried about how he can cover. But I guess we will have to wait and see until next season if his play was based on injury or age.
I'm not so sure moving Brown to saftey fills a need. I think Mr. Abe can get the job done.
I do to. I think he did a great job during the last half of the season and he made some good strides. Having said that he is a Mangini guy and there is no guarantee that he is even going to be resigned, even though it is a good sign that he has been working out with Ward, Haden, and Wright. If Abe is resigned and Peterson is drafted, I think we will see Brown move to both nickle corner and FS so that he is still on the field alot. Abe would end up playing both SS and FS so that he would be in when Brown is in the nickle or when Ward needs a break and I would think that he would still see at least 50% of the snaps on the field.
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