endzorn":3apoa25x said:
I like Simon, but we needed insurance and we've gone from a huge question mark to solid depth. I have a feeling Simon is going to prove himself this year and change some minds around here.
Yea, I agree with you. Simon still has a lot of room to grow. I think he has preparation problems; when he knew he was going to start, he played well, but when he went into a game as an injury replacement, he looked unprepared and lost...like he didn't think he was going to play and was surprised by it. He also hasn't shown he can stay healthy, so that's another thing he has to prove next year. If he stays healthy and takes notes on how to prepare from the rest of the LOB, I see him getting significantly better this year.
These are great moves, unless they overpaid for Williams. Blackmon is good enough to start on that side, and can play the nickle.
Williams, Blackmon and Simon can duke it out in TC. The nice thing is that it is either going to bring out the best in Simon, or he's going to fold, and it's better to know he can't hang now than later.