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Originally Posted by jjchieffan
I wouldn't say that Smith is the only significant piece lost from last year. For starters, Houston is missing for an indefinite amount of time. That's pretty significant. The retirement of Abdullah and free agent loss of Branch, while not as big of a loss as Smith and Houston, is still significant. Their replacements are Sorenson and the rookie Murray or Flemming. Any way you slice it, there is a significant drop off there. Hopefu;;y the young guys step up and close those gaps soon. But let's not pretend that they are currently the same caliber players.
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It's true we lost significant depth and a lot of experience in the secondary with Abdullah and Branch departing.
Abdullah was a good instinctive football player but he had some athletic limitations.
Branch was just the opposite. Great overall speed and athleticism, not so great in the instincts department. Despite his speed, he always seemed to be a step behind in coverage.
For the rookie DBs, I honestly haven't been paying as much attention to them as I should, been focusing more on the front 7 on defense, but obviously you notice when they **** up.
How has Russell been doing? Why hasn't he seen much time in the Pre-Season games? He literally only got 4 snaps against the Rams.
Why have both White and Murray had more time on the field than Russell has?