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**infantrycak** · 10-12-2004

Wilfork might have been nice, but he has been repeatedly mentioned as a weakness for the Pats so far in trying to replace Ted Washington. Like Vinny has said, DL guys take a while to get up to speed as well. The guy it would have been nice to get was Grady Jackson when he was waived by the Saints last year. He made a huge difference for Green Bay last year and now is out injured and look where their run D is.

wags · 10-12-2004

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Originally Posted by Grid

we are also ranked 16th in the league.. despite our shortcomings.

In terms of total defense, which is the big defensive stat, we are ranked 26th. We are giving up 368.2 yards a game.

Grid · 10-12-2004

well.. put it this way... we were 16th LAST WEEK before going up against the best offense in the league.... and I wouldnt say that our performance against the Vikes was a disappointing one.

Tayton · 10-13-2004

Personal opinion, Walker and Payne are not playing very well, we are in desperate need of a Safety, and Demarcus Faggins is getting beat regularly on third down. I was really pulling for Faggins but I have watched him often this year and he is giving a large cushion and still getting beat in third and long situations.

mdfan · 10-13-2004

I think we need taller and faster corners to keep up and jump with taller receivers. And maybe need to get rid of the 3-4 defense.

**infantrycak** · 10-13-2004

You're not going to find many CB's coming out faster than Robinson. As for size, look at the top rated CB's to come out the last few years--Newman, Hall, Robinson, Jammer, Buchanon--Jammer is the tallest at 6'. WR's have a huge advantage in that they know where they are going. DB's have to react to what the WR's do, and with an emphasis on no contact, they can't do it by bump control anymore. One of the best assets for a CB is short distance closing speed. It seems that it is much rarer for the taller players to have the reactions and closing speed to be great cover CB's. There are a couple of 6' 1" guys coming out next year.

HJam72 · 10-13-2004

We need fast, short CBs with really super-duper thick bottoms on their shoes. Athletic shoe clogs.

**beerlover** · 10-13-2004

Check this link out to figure what exactly the Texans are up against-

http://msn.foxsports.com/story/3074974

Not easy, no pain no gain, stay the course.

10-12-2004	#21
infantrycak Lead Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, TX Age: 45 Posts: 37,762 Rep Power: 79496	Wilfork might have been nice, but he has been repeatedly mentioned as a weakness for the Pats so far in trying to replace Ted Washington. Like Vinny has said, DL guys take a while to get up to speed as well. The guy it would have been nice to get was Grady Jackson when he was waived by the Saints last year. He made a huge difference for Green Bay last year and now is out injured and look where their run D is. __________________ The Art of War

10-13-2004	#26
infantrycak Lead Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, TX Age: 45 Posts: 37,762 Rep Power: 79496	You're not going to find many CB's coming out faster than Robinson. As for size, look at the top rated CB's to come out the last few years--Newman, Hall, Robinson, Jammer, Buchanon--Jammer is the tallest at 6'. WR's have a huge advantage in that they know where they are going. DB's have to react to what the WR's do, and with an emphasis on no contact, they can't do it by bump control anymore. One of the best assets for a CB is short distance closing speed. It seems that it is much rarer for the taller players to have the reactions and closing speed to be great cover CB's. There are a couple of 6' 1" guys coming out next year. __________________ The Art of War

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10-12-2004	#23
Grid Hall of Fame Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,299 Rep Power: 2271	well.. put it this way... we were 16th LAST WEEK before going up against the best offense in the league.... and I wouldnt say that our performance against the Vikes was a disappointing one.

10-13-2004	#24
Tayton Veteran Join Date: Sep 2004 Age: 47 Posts: 148 Rep Power: 9	Personal opinion, Walker and Payne are not playing very well, we are in desperate need of a Safety, and Demarcus Faggins is getting beat regularly on third down. I was really pulling for Faggins but I have watched him often this year and he is giving a large cushion and still getting beat in third and long situations.

10-13-2004	#25
mdfan Rookie Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 37 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	I think we need taller and faster corners to keep up and jump with taller receivers. And maybe need to get rid of the 3-4 defense.

10-13-2004	#27
HJam72 Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Over here. Age: 40 Posts: 10,503 Rep Power: 18621	We need fast, short CBs with really super-duper thick bottoms on their shoes. Athletic shoe clogs.

10-13-2004	#28
beerlover Site Contributor Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 11,377 Rep Power: 15075	Check this link out to figure what exactly the Texans are up against- http://msn.foxsports.com/story/3074974 Not easy, no pain no gain, stay the course.

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