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bigfish2112
08-31-2010, 06:13 PM
wingoz (http://twitter.com/wingoz) (http://www.billszone.com/fanzone/)
RT @MikeReiss (http://twitter.com/MikeReiss): Big blow for the Patriots, as starting right CB Leigh Bodden placed on season-ending injured reserve ... Whoa! Bombshell. 3 minutes ago (http://twitter.com/wingoz/status/22656460353) via ÜberTwitter (http://www.ubertwitter.com/bb/download.php)
YardRat
08-31-2010, 07:41 PM
Was McCourty already penciled in as a starter, or is he replacing Bodden?
Lexwhat
08-31-2010, 09:04 PM
Bodden is very underrated, IMO.

This is great news for the Bills and the rest of the AFC.
Ickybaluky
09-01-2010, 11:54 AM
Was McCourty already penciled in as a starter, or is he replacing Bodden?

Bodden had been recovering from a minor knee injury during camp and McCourty has been starting with Darius Butler. Bodden returned last game, although he didn't start (he likely was going to start, though). During that game he tore his rotator cuff and needed surgery, which is the reason he is on IR.

McCourty and Butler will start now. They are the youngest tandem of starting CB in the NFL, with McCourty being a rookie and Butler being in his 2nd year. Pats are Pretty young at S with Brandon Meriweather (4th year) and Pat Chung (2nd year) starting. Those are all very athletic players who were drafted high, but that lack of experience is a big concern. In fact, the Pats are now very young on defense overall, a big difference from past years.
DraftBoy
09-01-2010, 11:56 AM
Test them early is the lesson here and expect Cincy to go air raid on these guys.
psubills62
09-01-2010, 12:24 PM
This combined with very little pass rush makes me believe the Pats' pass D will be susceptible this year. Bodden was a good player for them, and while they've drafted a host of young corners early in the draft, none of them seemed to be stepping up until Butler this year.

McCourty will take his lumps, and they've got to hope he gets better than he's shown so far. First years are always tough for CB's.
stuckincincy
09-02-2010, 09:28 AM
Bodden is very underrated, IMO.

This is great news for the Bills and the rest of the AFC.

Straining my memory here - didn't he have a season with CLE where both of his knees were trashed on one play?
Ickybaluky
09-02-2010, 11:09 AM
Straining my memory here - didn't he have a season with CLE where both of his knees were trashed on one play?

No, you are thinking of Gary Baxter.
stuckincincy
09-02-2010, 11:26 AM
Thanks - I knew it was a CLE player.