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Even when Leonard, Youboty, Denney, and Wire are cleared to play, do we keep starting Wilson, Greer, and Ellison?
I think Greer is a no brainer. What draft pick you were 3 years ago is now irrelevant now that Greer has consistently shown he can excel. Not only that, he seems to also have stepped up into one of our empty leadership spots as result of his play and his words off the field. He could be playing himself to a solid contract extension next year and that'll be nice to see after 4 years languishing on the bottom of the depth chart. If he keeps this kind of play up, an improbable Pro Bowl berth isn't out of the question.
Wilson also showed me a lot last night when both he and Greer took down one of the "premier" WRs in the league in Owens. Obviously coming from the WR position he's got those ball skills. His tackling ability really surprised me as well, as he was more than willing to fill in and put in a solid hit as evidenced by his 5 solos. With more range and speed than Jim, I think he should stick until proven otherwise. Jim did a good job mentoring him but just doesn't have the ability to be more than a stopgap player at this point. A pity too, cause he's all heart.
As for Ellison, he reminded me of Jeff Posey yesterday, invisible. We all know what we'll get with Wire: make a play or giving one up. Ellison played solid last year for Spikes, especially for a 6th round pick, but I think Wire should be given a shot to take his spot when he gets back. Ellison should start the Ravens game, but if he still looks sluggish and doesn't show the excellent instincts he did last year, let's put in Sparkplug Wire and see if we improve.
It definitely looks we've got some solid talent developing on D. Next year, this unit could be great with Schobel, McCargo, Poz, Greer and Whitner. We may still need another LB, CB, and DT but that's for the offseason (which is rapidly approaching unfortunately)
Well, that's my imput, what's yours?
I think Greer is a no brainer. What draft pick you were 3 years ago is now irrelevant now that Greer has consistently shown he can excel. Not only that, he seems to also have stepped up into one of our empty leadership spots as result of his play and his words off the field. He could be playing himself to a solid contract extension next year and that'll be nice to see after 4 years languishing on the bottom of the depth chart. If he keeps this kind of play up, an improbable Pro Bowl berth isn't out of the question.
Wilson also showed me a lot last night when both he and Greer took down one of the "premier" WRs in the league in Owens. Obviously coming from the WR position he's got those ball skills. His tackling ability really surprised me as well, as he was more than willing to fill in and put in a solid hit as evidenced by his 5 solos. With more range and speed than Jim, I think he should stick until proven otherwise. Jim did a good job mentoring him but just doesn't have the ability to be more than a stopgap player at this point. A pity too, cause he's all heart.
As for Ellison, he reminded me of Jeff Posey yesterday, invisible. We all know what we'll get with Wire: make a play or giving one up. Ellison played solid last year for Spikes, especially for a 6th round pick, but I think Wire should be given a shot to take his spot when he gets back. Ellison should start the Ravens game, but if he still looks sluggish and doesn't show the excellent instincts he did last year, let's put in Sparkplug Wire and see if we improve.
It definitely looks we've got some solid talent developing on D. Next year, this unit could be great with Schobel, McCargo, Poz, Greer and Whitner. We may still need another LB, CB, and DT but that's for the offseason (which is rapidly approaching unfortunately)
Well, that's my imput, what's yours?
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