I wish we could have a player like Troy Polomalu....

[marcus_miller]

Championship games highlighted the need for a great S!

I bet if you counted how many times announcers said the name of a S, because of his involvment with a play during the AFC/NFC Champ game and compared that to how many times they mentioned. It would me more then the names of all other players combined or damn close to it.

Think about it Hawkins, Reed, Polamalu, Wilson, and others including, that dude for Balt I don't know his name. When I hear others say Barrett should be our safety or we can find one in the late rounds of the draft. I look at the Safeties that played today and will play in the Superbowl and think I'm pretty sure Reed, Hawkins, Polamulu were first roud picks, not sure where Wilson was picked I bet it wasn't in the 7th round!!!!

These guys have performed for the team year in and year out. Sure there are diamonds in the ruff and comets that come aroud once every 100 years, but IMO a S must be picked in the 1st or very early 2rd to ever really make a noteable difference on a team. The only other position that seems to compare to this is probally QB in % of noteable players that come out of mostly( damn near always) only the very early moments of the draft.

[nbaballer913]

a player like Polamalu or Ed reed would be nice...but they are special because they are rare talent so its hard to get someone like them

[KWHIT97]

We already have 3 Safeties on our roster that over pursue 20 plays a game and make 3 or 4 great plays, making them look good!

He is overrated!

I wish we had a player like Ed Reed!

[-Rod-]

The great mystery of every Draft is that no one knows who will be the next Troy Polamalu. Like every other rookie, I am sure Polamalu had his scout reports filled with strenghts and weaknesses. And I am sure that when he got drafted, some fans screamed "yeah, good pick!" while others screamed "booo, he will be a bust, he sucks!".

[JoRo]

How a true Safety will legitimize a D
In 1988 the Denver Broncos were:
8-8 overall
15th in the NFL in point differential with -25 points
Allowed 352 points 20th in the league

In 1989 the Denver Broncos were:
AFC CHampions
11-5 overall
2nd in point differential with +136 points
Allowed 226 points 1st in the league

What was the difference?

A rookie S named Steve Atwater He was the only rookie to play for the unit that season. A Safety can turn a Defense around quickly! A safety can legitimize an entire unit. We have seen similar turnarounds with Polumalu, Bob Sanders, Brian Dawkins, etc...

This team needs to find a name and a presence at the S positions and throw them in the fire!

A good safety will legitimize a defense because the DC has a lot more flexibilty knowing you have a sure tackler in coverage or someone who can get physical with the run.

WE NEED A S in this DRAFT! I personally like the kid from Mizzou!

A true stud safety also allows a good D-C to scheme differently.... if you have a rover type like Ed Reed, you can disguise your coverages and have him jump routes, or you can use that player in either your back coverage or front as a masher to kill either a catch or a run.


I love the idea of a stud safety, if the right one is there.

[Cutler4tw]

You want a player like Polamalu here he is soon to be a Denver Bronco this guy will be all over the field next year just u watch

[sbutk]

I hope the dies!!!! I hate it and I get angry every time someone uses it! But yeah dude definitely took your post the wrong way.

Really? Some people get upset about a little graphic on a screen? That's kinda weak - and sad, if you ask me.





...Oh yeah, and, I almost forgot:

[Broncofan1990]

If you have been watching the Steelers/Ravens game you would know why. This guy has been everywhere tonight, if anyone saw that play where he was on the free safety snake blitz, where he leaped over the line and pretty much put Joe Flacco in a choke-hold and brought him down.

He's just a monster, we need that kind of fire and playmaker on our team....

I miss lynch and atwater....

if there was a chance to get him I would hands down

[dman444]

Really? Some people get upset about a little graphic on a screen? That's kinda weak - and sad, if you ask me.





...Oh yeah, and, I almost forgot:

It was more of a joke, but whatever.

[pitnlala]

Well, we could have had Ed Reed. He was drafted like 4 or 5 picks AFTER we took Lelie

And I remember Shanny really wanted Polamalu, but refused to move up in the draft b/c it would cost a couple picks. Picks we used to draft Terry Pierce, Quinton Griffon, etc.

The defenses that are dominating games right now are filled with players that we passed on to draft guys that never or no longer played. Not to rehash, but man we had some dreadful drafts for about 4 years in a row.

[sbutk]

It was more of a joke, but whatever.

OK, sorry, didn't recognize it as such.

...In that case, you just gained back a bunch of your credibility.


:thumb:

[CanDB]

I love Polamalu!! The man plays with controlled aggression. He hits harder than his size, he runs faster than his body type, he plays hard when injured, he has much more finesse than a guy with his mentality, and I would love for him to be a Bronco!

I laughed when he timed his jump to stop Flacco and then tried to muscle him back even though his feet were way off the ground. And I also loved the TD he scored...it was like he was going in for 6 no matter what. Over the years he has made crucial play after crucial play.

I initiated a thread about Ben Roethlisberger being a gladiator. To me the Steelers have a group of those types, including Troy, Ward and many more. They come to play. They play hard and they play hurt.

Ironically the 2 young studs that were going to help them this year never showed up......Mendenhall, of course due to injury, and Limas Sweed, who dropped a TD and then faked an injury to make things worse. I bet he was sternly talked to by his gladiator colleagues afterwards, something like: "Next time you fake an injury, take a shower and keep walking"......

[Axemaster]

If you have been watching the Steelers/Ravens game you would know why. This guy has been everywhere tonight, if anyone saw that play where he was on the free safety snake blitz, where he leaped over the line and pretty much put Joe Flacco in a choke-hold and brought him down.

He's just a monster, we need that kind of fire and playmaker on our team....

I miss lynch and atwater....

One question. What is a free safety snake blitz?

I agree we haven't had a safety like that since Atwater, and that was 11 FRIGGIN YEARS ago now! Sux!

Troy has been like this all his career, and you cannot get away from him either, he is EVERYWHERE, and can line up at any position.