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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 474010">If Woodson's 100%, there's no question you'll want him on the field.  He's seen it all and done it all; you want that presence on the field come playoff time.  If he's 80%...that's a questionable proposition.  We went after an 80%  Polamalu in the SB with notable success, to take one example. In the end, if Woodson is able to strap on the pads, he'll be out there even if maybe he shouldn't be, because that's just the way things tend to be done in the NFL with guys who have All-Pro resumes.  Williams is a quandary.  He's not playing the same game as pre-injury.  He's rarely up in the receiver's face; he gives up a lot of plays underneath.  He made his name pre-injury playing a lot of bump-and-run.  I don't know if this a scheme change to which he's ill-fitted, or because he's not 100% recovered from the nerve damage.  If I had to guess, I'd say the latter. Will he get bumped out of the starting line-up?  I doubt it.  They're still running him out there consistently against the opponent's #1.  The first step would be have him regularly take on the #2.  If that happens, then there might be something to talk about.  To be sure, you would not call him an above average corner over the past 2 seasons.  Playing injured might be to blame, but at a certain point that's irrelevant. It does not appear we're at that point yet.</blockquote>

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