Originally posted by Cooper22:
Originally posted by defenderDX:
Originally posted by Cooper22:
Originally posted by defenderDX:
Originally posted by Cooper22:
Originally posted by defenderDX:
My thoughts are you shouldn't be posting about something you have no idea on what you are talking about.
So Whitner was good in pass coverage? And is worth the $4+ mill?
Solid argument.
To say we should just CUT someone means you clearly aren't thinking it through. No Whitner is not great in coverage and we could do better. But just cutting him isn't the solution. You say Draft Free Agency? ok. That's a solution. Who in Free Agency? And you want to just cut him and leave a huge hole in that position hoping a rookie can just come in and start? Do you know of any rookies who can? If so, name then. Since you're sooo serious on cutting Whitner, clearly you MUST have someone else in mind....
In the Draft: Matt Elam, John Cyprien, Eric Reid, Shawn Williams, JJ Wilcox, Duke Williams would all be upgrades over Whitner.
In Free Agency: Quintin Mikell, Bernard Pollard, and Michael Huff would all be immediate upgrades.. Not to mention the typical free safeties such as Kerry Rhodes, Ed Reed, and Charles Woodson
I'm going to agree with DefenderDX, though not with the same tone. Whitner is a first round talent, who plays a very good SS. Everyone seems to overvalue Goldson, who was not great in coverage. You need to pair a ball hawking safety with a strong run defending SS. Yes there are some options in free agency for a safety, and in the draft. But Whitner is a good veteran player. He also is signed for decent money.
As for our secondary as a whole, we have good, big physical defenders. But when our pass rush degraded at the end of the season, the secondary was exposed. Our draft focus should be on DL and a good safety and CB.
[ Edited by Fasteddy on Mar 18, 2013 at 11:37 AM ]