Comments on: Positional Previews – Safeties

By: Lance

Lance — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:17:08 +0000

Yep, ditto. I like Meriweather a lot but the fact he made the Pro Bowl doesn’t mean as much now as it did in years past. And David’s right – it was VY but the original point is the same.

A better indication would be if he was named to the various All-pro teams.

By: David

David — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:18:46 +0000

My comment was a general one about pro-bowl inclusions – rather than Merriweather in particular. Suiting up in the pro bowl means you get to put it on your resume, which is fine, but that puts Vince Young in the same sentence as Tom Brady and Peyton Manning!

I think the idea of the Pro Bowl and it’s elite status gets diluted somewhat.

By: Bruce Allen

Bruce Allen — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:31:16 +0000

I’m still a little surprised at how quickly and easily people want to discount Meriweather’s Pro Bowl selection.

Meriweather was the first alternate at Safety. The three original selections were Ed Reed, Brian Dawkins and Jairus Byrd. (9 int in 13 games) Byrd was injured already at that point however, and just days later Meriweather was selected to take his place.

This was not like the quarterbacks, where Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Philip Rivers didn’t play, so Vince Young, Matt Schaub and David Gerrard were put in their place.

By: David

David — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:45:19 +0000

I never heard that about McGowan. To be fair, he did a good job against the run, and forced a couple of key fumbles.

Totally agree about the Pro Bowl. (I think it was Vince Young that made the PB – please tell me not Jamarcus!)

It’s almost like, at this stage, there should be a difference noted between Pro Bowl first team, and the alternates that make it, when the first choices back out. Especially important, as it’s totally misleading to the fans, and is used in contract negotiations as a bargaining point.

By: Lance

Lance — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:53:04 +0000

While I’m a Meriweather fan the fact he made the Pro Bowl doesn’t mean much with it being held before the Super Bowl. Didn’t they ask JaMarcus Russell to play in it last year? He’s good and with him maturing he can be the perfect F.S. on the team.

One of the reasons McGowan lost playing time is that he was often a jerk in the locker room. The team thought he was salvageable so they didn’t cut him and, instead hired Corwin Brown to almost coach the safeties exclusively (according to Mike Reiss). Brown should be a great addition to this team. And yeah, I’m very excited to see Pat Chung play – he had moments last year when he reminded me of a faster Rodney.

By: Classless

Classless — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:38:36 +0000

Meriweather or Chung need to develop into leaders. There’s too much Ellis Hobbs in Meriweather, but on the other hand, he has monster talent that just needs to be harnessed.

I’d like for them not to get burnt to toast as much as they have been on deep plays.