Goodbye Doughty, Hello Horton!

[sandtrapjack]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

Don't crap on Doughtry so quickly. I think Horton had a heck of a game and I think he just might be a great player some day, but he's still a rookie. Not every game is going to be this glamorous. Let him get burned once and we'll be calling for his head.

Well even though the TV schedule said I would see the Giants/Rams, I was pleasantly surprised that they actually showed the 'Skins/Saints yesterday.

I was too caught up and "wowed" by Hortons nose for the ball. But I tend to agree with skinsguy here.

I have read most of the posts in this thread and there is an overwhelming majority that see Horton as the new starting SS back there. In his first NFL start he had a great game, granted.

But Matt Ryan had a great game in his first NFL start last week, and this week he laid an egg on the field.

Just wondering that if Horton keeps the starting job, if and when he has a bad game, will all of those who want him to replace Doughty be screaming for Hortons head on a stick? Once you get on a bandwagon, it can be hard to get off.

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by sandtrapjack

Well even though the TV schedule said I would see the Giants/Rams, I was pleasantly surprised that they actually showed the 'Skins/Saints yesterday.

I was too caught up and "wowed" by Hortons nose for the ball. But I tend to agree with skinsguy here.

I have read most of the posts in this thread and there is an overwhelming majority that see Horton as the new starting SS back there. In his first NFL start he had a great game, granted.

But Matt Ryan had a great game in his first NFL start last week, and this week he laid an egg on the field.

Just wondering that if Horton keeps the starting job, if and when he has a bad game, will all of those who want him to replace Doughty be screaming for Hortons head on a stick? Once you get on a bandwagon, it can be hard to get off.

I normally wouldn't be all for replacing a vet with a rookie, but going back to preseason, there were countless examples of Doughty missing tackles. That shouldn't happen for a player that isn't that strong in coverage.