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Peteys our starter, Kubiak said emphatically. I believe in him. Hell be there starting this weekend.
Hes going to play well. Hes had a few misfortunate plays which happen in football if youre a corner. Thats part of the business. Youve got to have a short memory, so I expect him to come back and play well this week.
Playing is Kubiaks prescription to cure the problem.
I think youve got to go back and play, Kubiak said. I think playing corner in this league is a lot like playing quarterback. You go out and throw three picks or four picks, and the space from being a hero to a goat in this league at that position theres not much in between there.
Hes just got to have a short memory and go back and play. If he gets the ball coming his way, his confidence goes way back up and he starts playing well. We believe in him, and Im expecting him to play well.
Faggins feels the same.
I wouldnt say theres anything I can do different, he said. Ive just got to go out there and play more aggressively. Ive just got to go out and try to make plays. The coaches here are new and they know what theyre doing. Theyre not going to make decisions based on one game.
Cornerbacks Jamar Fletcher and Fred Bennett played more last week and that plan should continue.
Fletch works inside at nickel, Kubiak said. Theyre both doing a good job and were trying to find a way to get them on the field, whether thats at nickel or whether thats base. With Fred, its strictly been a hamstring and he hadnt done much for two weeks until last Friday, and that seems to have changed because hes gotten better.
Bennett concurs.
Im 100 percent, he said. Im ready to go this week. Thanks to my trainers, they got me right, so Im ready.
Bennett wont predict how much he will play.
Whatever my coaches want, he said. It depends on them how many reps I get. Whatever they want me to do, I just go with the flow.
The last couple of weeks in practice, they had me in there a little bit, rotating me around. My coach (defensive backs coach Jon Hoke) has been in my ear. Hes been coaching me real hard, preparing me, and Im just ready to go.
Whoever plays, the DBs know they must improve.
We all need to get better, me included, Fletcher said. Our whole defense has to step up. But we will. Were getting better week to week and we will continue getting better.