kidhawk":6mif36qz said:
I find it funny how everyone picks on Trufant. Sure he's not as good as he once was, and I definitely don't think he's got the ability to be a starting CB in this league any longer, but if there's one thing I know and this is without a bit of doubt or uncertainty, it's that Carroll and Bradley know MUCH more than anyone on this board as to which player is best prepared to start for us on any given Sunday.
We heard all these complaints that they weren't starting Thurmond when he was off the PUP, but now looking back, it becomes more obvious that he probably wasn't as "ready" as you'd like him to be. Pete has been very consistent in putting the best players on the field. I for one find it funny how quickly people's attitudes can be swayed on this when it's one player that they perceive to be better than another.
This is an appeal to authority, and it is wrong. (not that you are wrong about if Trus should be the slot, just please don't appeal to authority)
Know how I know? Pete stuck with Tru last year against the Falcons and was wrong to do so. Just a couple of weeks later he was forced by injury to start Sherman, and Sherman was awesome from day one. Sherman would have been better on Roddy White in week 4, just like he was awesome on the Bengals receiver Green in his first start.
Pete makes mistakes, you know. Like playing Mebane out of position for a whole season.