Goodbye Doughty, Hello Horton!

[MTK]

Has anyone mentioned the fact he perhaps blew his assignment on that safety blitz that left a wide open guy in the flats that went for a big completion?

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Has anyone mentioned the fact he perhaps blew his assignment on that safety blitz that left a wide open guy in the flats that went for a big completion?

If a safety blitz if called...his assignment is the QB.

[DarkKnight]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

I think he was picked and to sent to us by Sean Taylor, he's a playmaker, ballhawk and can hit. I can't wait to see until he polishes his game.

Nice very nice, i can feel where you coming from....cause there's something special about this kid. Could he be Heaven sent?

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by DarkKnight

Nice very nice, i can feel where you coming from....cause there's something special about this kid. Could he be Heaven sent?

Yeah,
he will get burned and make mistakes, he is a rookie after all, in the long run barring injury this guy will considered a steal.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Buster

If a safety blitz if called...his assignment is the QB.

The question is was he supposed to come on that blitz or not, at first look it appeared that he shouldn't have.

[mooby]

Nice game by Horton but it was just one game. A lot of the guys on the boards really seem to dislike Doughty and want to get rid of him, but it's too soon to tell. Horton is a rookie and even though he has a nose for the ball until he proves he can play great consistently Doughty still has that job, because even though Doughty isn't a playmaker, he is consistent.

I'd like to see if Horton can play like this consistently before I'd replace Doughty. Just look on the bright side, we have good depth at safety whether Doughty or Horton is lining up.

[hesscl34]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Has anyone mentioned the fact he perhaps blew his assignment on that safety blitz that left a wide open guy in the flats that went for a big completion?

I saw that, but I wasn't sure if that was his fault or Springs fault.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by Southpaw

Agreed. If people want to call it luck, then Horton must have a horse shoe up his ass, because he was constantly "lucky" in preseason too.

Someone was looking for a nickname for Horton. Maybe .......HorseShoe?

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by DarkKnight

Nice very nice, i can feel where you coming from....cause there's something special about this kid. Could he be Heaven sent?

A little heavy on the schmaltz, don't you think?

[Dirtbag59]

The one reason that Horton can't start from my POV is his jersey number. What type of safety wheres 48? We need to get him a cool number, maybe he could trade with Brooks for 14.

[dmvskinzfan08]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

That's my thinking as well.

I agree as well. But there is something to say about a player who has the knack to captialize and be in the right place at the right time. So many times I have seen balls like that fall to the ground and fumbles being recovered by the team that fumbled. Both of them are valuable to the team. But securing three turnover isn't a coincidence.

[GhettoDogAllStars]

Doughty is an average safety. From what I've seen, so is Horton.

Doughty has been on this team for a few years, and he's still average. Horton has potential, and we need to see what's there. IMO, Horton should start until he shows otherwise. I just don't see much (if any) drop-off by replacing Doughty with Horton.

[hesscl34]

Originally Posted by GhettoDogAllStars

Doughty is an average safety. From what I've seen, so is Horton.

Doughty has been on this team for a few years, and he's still average. Horton has potential, and we need to see what's there. IMO, Horton should start until he shows otherwise. I just don't see much (if any) drop-off by replacing Doughty with Horton.

Considering Doughty is almost completely deaf, his “average play” should be considered well above average in my opinion. The man has accomplished a lot. I'll give him that...

[dmvskinzfan08]

Originally Posted by GhettoDogAllStars

Doughty is an average safety. From what I've seen, so is Horton.

Doughty has been on this team for a few years, and he's still average. Horton has potential, and we need to see what's there. IMO, Horton should start until he shows otherwise. I just don't see much (if any) drop-off by replacing Doughty with Horton.

I agree. Horton is a ROOKIE and is looking comparable to Doughty if not better. So that is a good thing. He has upside and will only get better. Doughty is a veteran and propbably has reached his peak. Plus I think Horton has more speed and is more of a ballhawk which was evident in Saints game.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

At least he caught the balls. That's something our DB's have been lacking, Rogers and Smoot in particular. This guy has a nose for the football whether you think he was lucky or whatever, he has been doing this since our 1st exhibition game. Is that just luck or a pattern to good instincts?

Oh no question Horton has a nose for the ball and this might be turn out to be a real nice draft pick. I like his size, athletism and instincts. But let's not give the guy the starting job just cause he made some pretty easy INT's. I just don't think Horton is ready to be a full time starter.