titmfatied posted:Grave Digger posted:titmfatied posted:Rollins is the bright spot so far and that's not reassuring.
Now we're to the point where even when defensive players play well it's obviously a sign that something else is wrong? I remember the days when people got excited when a player was singled out for performing well as if it was a sign we had good players.
For me the key is players. I'm not unhappy that Rollins is playing well, but we need more than just him. Ideally we want CBs taking starting positions and pushing each other for who's the alpha. It would be one thing if all the guys were playing well and Rollins was playing better than any of them. I don't get the feeling that's the case.
Losing Shields broke a lineage of having at least one alpha outside corner heading into the season (Shields, Tramon, Woodson, Harris). The last time the position was this shaky Antuan Edwards was on the team. It's extraordinarily difficult to win a championship without an alpha.
CB is the weakest position group on the team in my estimation. Particular attention is going to gravitate there and so far in camp the results haven't been too reassuring. I go into every training camp with great optimism that last year's weak spots can become strengths with off season talent infusion, development, and competition. So far it would seem wise to temper my hopes for the CBs this season.
When Rodgers talks about getting home field advantage it means starting the season strong and elevating from there. Evaluating where we're at right now I have to be honest and say there's pressure to perform and the CBs as a group aren't close to showing up for the challenge. It's one thing if Jordy works over a young guy. It's another thing when I hear the young WRs are getting loose.
I'd also defer to your opinion if you think I'm wrong and they're playing better than my intuition tells me. I'm going off what I read and what I hear from the beat reporters. You've been at practice and have a better idea of how the competition has played out.
The only comfort that I can offer is that you can't trust the camp reports. Every year there are guys who play lights out or play horrible according to camp reports but when the season starts they are who we thought they were.
I lied, one more area of comfort. If I learned anything last year, it's that just because I can't see the injury doesn't mean it isn't severely impacting performance See Adams. It's possible, maybe even probable, that one of our two youngsters plays up to potential when healthy.