SoonerPack
Cheesehead
I have been on here long enough most of you know I am a pretty positive guy. I like to give guys the benefit of the doubt and find a silver lining in even the most dark of circumstances. With that being said I think it's time to start figuring out who is going to be starting opposite 37 because I just don't think Casey will end up being the reliable starter I had envisioned. It just seems that every other practice he gets dinged and can't go. I love Casey and think he can be a heckuva player but we need someone reliable lining up at the other CB position we can expect to be there more times than not. Obviously injuries happen and you can't predict who's gonna get hurt and when they will go down but 29 just can't seem to get right. When we are in-season and doing installation we need to be pretty confident that the main man out there with the 1's is going to be able to go come Sunday. Continuity is a huge component of championship runs and you need to have a good idea of who's gonna be where each week. Casey can and I hope one day be a great pro. He has flashed in his brief stint in the league and shown himself more than capable of being a playmaker. My concern is possibly stunting the growth of one/some of the youngsters in hopes of 29 being able to answer the bell come kick. I am not saying cut the guy or anything silly like that rather until he can prove himself able to stay on the field maybe we should consider him a bonus if cleared. I see Rollins got some reps with the 1's today and I loved hearing that. With CH's history of injuries, chances are these boys (Rollins, Randall or Gunter) are going to be seeing live ammo sooner rather than later. I would rather one of them get the call early and get the bumps and bruises out of the way early opposed to late in the season once the inevitable injury hits. Going back to my original sentence I am a positive guy and maybe I am off on this one but this post is something I've thought about for some time now. I would love nothing more than for Casey to have the kind of season we all know he can have but I just can't envision him being healthy enough to do so. Maybe I am overreacting but I hope the trend of the youngsters getting quality first team reps continues as it will only serve us well come regular season. Thoughts?