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I'm not worried about it. I think this is a self perpetuated worry. While the defense is far and away better to watch than last year, their overall rankings still in the bottom third of the league. I don't see other teams fighting each other to get at him, at least not this year.

Yeah, I don't think so. Looks like he's ready to me!

Exactly. If he's healed and ready, then put him in. There's always a risk to getting injured whether he waits an extra week or not.

I'd like to see Flynn promoted to backup this week, and if he sees action that'd be fine. I'd like to see what we have in live action between Thad/Flynn by the time EJ comes back.

Agree. Despite the record I am enjoying the season.

Isn't Stevie currently our slot receiver? That's why we see Hogan out there as a backup instead of Easley, because Marcus is strictly an outside guy. I would like a bigger outside receiver than Graham and Goodwin though. The loss of Carrington has hurt us, if we can keep him he may do.

No kidding. Stevie doesn't make the top 10 list of things to complain about today.

Yes, and besides, his backup is Hogan. Is that really preferable?!

Agree. He deserves the same adoration afforded Freddy last week.

Can we move this over to the player I was most wrong about thread?

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To answer your question, I believe you're mistaken and it was Searcy's hand that actually knocked the ball down. Just re-watched it on slo-mo frame by frame replay in HD and Gilmore's "club" is behind and above the ball when it changes direction towards the ground. I'm not being disingenuous, he was certainly right there, but it was not his club that knocked it down. No big deal though, if he becomes the shut down corner some think he is then I will happily post in the player I was most wrong about thread. His outing against Brees would be a nice place to display it.

Stop stalking me. Did you see him get caught peeking (and biting) while getting burnt by Wallace in the 2 minute drill? That was a pretty costly mistake, again.

Good, he needs to get that healed. Hope it's not the high ankle variety, though I doubt it because I don't think he would've been playing at all with a high ankle sprain.

Good. Now he's had a few weeks under his belt, maybe the excuses can stop and we can judge him by his play on the field. Can't wait to read Cian Fahey's review of Gilmore's play the last 2 weeks to see how well it aligns with last years reviews.

Yes, that play on their final drive is pretty troubling. Would love to be a fly on the wall in the film review session. Hard to believe in that situaiton you have any valid excuse for the coach in how you let the guy get behind you.

He was my favorite too. He's in Oakland now.

I've seen it mentioned several times how he was looking great pre-season. I specifically remembered him getting roasted repeatedly against Washington, and really looked exposed out there. If you're going to cite pre-season as a reason he was starting to look like a shut down corner, I will cite it as well then to state the opposite. He looked absolutely Rogersesque in the game.

Thanks for the numbers. I thought they passed on 1st down a little more yesterday.

+1

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Wow. Makes me think you didn't watch that play. Had nothing to do with being able to bump him. He let the WR he was covering one on one blow right by him as he looked back and bit inside, at what I have no idea. He was burned very badly on a long gainer that cost us, and the "club" had nothing to do with it. He knew he was beat badly as you saw him hauling to try to make up for it, but he couldn't get away with it on that one.

He makes us better, period. I'll let the pencil pushers figure out what that'll cost.

He seemed to be doing it all game, up until that final kickoff.

Perhaps you can explain how the club on his hand caused him to bite inside and let the WR blow by him. He got burned badly. He should be on the sideline if the club caused him to make a foolish mistake that cost us points.