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illdefined · 11-03-2004, 12:42 PM

i always considered Springs to be the key on our defense, because with all the blitzing going on, and our ho hum dLine (glad to have been proven wrong on that one) he'd have to keep the no.1 receiver well covered.

so far, he's been awesome. i love how he has some size and physicality to him and never does the useless cornerback arm tackle or bounces off guys.

but im concerned about his speed. i saw him struggle to close the gap when the ball was in the air vs the Packers receiver who isn't well known. i dont see him being effective by himself covering first class receivers like TO or Moss, so far i think our biggest air threat has been Amani Toomer who is gettin a bit long in the tooth

11-03-2004, 12:42 PM	#6
illdefined Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: nyc Age: 50 Posts: 2,631	i always considered Springs to be the key on our defense, because with all the blitzing going on, and our ho hum dLine (glad to have been proven wrong on that one) he'd have to keep the no.1 receiver well covered. so far, he's been awesome. i love how he has some size and physicality to him and never does the useless cornerback arm tackle or bounces off guys. but im concerned about his speed. i saw him struggle to close the gap when the ball was in the air vs the Packers receiver who isn't well known. i dont see him being effective by himself covering first class receivers like TO or Moss, so far i think our biggest air threat has been Amani Toomer who is gettin a bit long in the tooth