Is Bob Sanders even playing? (1 Viewer)

[jgb95]

Have seen anything yet?

 

[Don Quixote]

Had three tackles, so he played. Hard for a SS to get tackle opportunities when the team he is playing against has zero offense.

 

[Bob Magaw]

nfl.com recap said he left game in second half with unspecified arm injury... they didn't say if or how much time he might miss.

 

[Otter]

Had three tackles, so he played. Hard for a SS to get tackle opportunities when the team he is playing against has zero offense.

Sanders is a FS; Doss is their SS.Not many opportunities against a horrible offense, with a lot of "3 and outs."

Sanders will have his share of good games, but as I mentioned in other posts, he will be inconsistent because he is playing FS. If Sanders was back at SS, he'd be a machine. Don't expect high numbers from him at FS.

 

[djcolts]

Sanders is supposed to have an MRI on his arm today. Sanders said it felt like a cramp - I hope it isn't serious.

 

[Bloom]

man, i love sanders as a player, but his all out style seems like it keeps him on injury report every single week.

 

[Bob Magaw]

Had three tackles, so he played. Hard for a SS to get tackle opportunities when the team he is playing against has zero offense.

Sanders is a FS; Doss is their SS.Not many opportunities against a horrible offense, with a lot of "3 and outs."

Sanders will have his share of good games, but as I mentioned in other posts, he will be inconsistent because he is playing FS. If Sanders was back at SS, he'd be a machine. Don't expect high numbers from him at FS.

in general, FS not as productive...sanders could be exception.

he is tied for third in nfl among safeties (and DBs) with michael lewis & mike brown - 28 tackles.

greg wesley is another FS doing well... 26 tackles (top 10 among safeties) in only 4 games.

 

[Otter]

Had three tackles, so he played. Hard for a SS to get tackle opportunities when the team he is playing against has zero offense.

Sanders is a FS; Doss is their SS.Not many opportunities against a horrible offense, with a lot of "3 and outs."

Sanders will have his share of good games, but as I mentioned in other posts, he will be inconsistent because he is playing FS. If Sanders was back at SS, he'd be a machine. Don't expect high numbers from him at FS.

in general, FS not as productive...sanders could be exception.

he is tied for third in nfl among safeties (and DBs) with michael lewis & mike brown - 28 tackles.

greg wesley is another FS doing well... 26 tackles (top 10 among safeties) in only 4 games.

Agreed. Another is Madieu Williams, although he's hasn't played for the past two games.

 

[Oaktown]

Sanders also had 3-4 plays on Barlow where he hit him hard but didnt wrap up and tackle him. He was 100% going for the ht yesterday and not the tackle..Could have had a 6-7 tackle game easily.

 

[Smiledog11]

Sanders is a FS; Doss is their SS.

Don't get too caught up in their listed positions. The Colts play a ton of Cover 2 in which the two positions are virtually interchangeable.The bottom line is that San Francisco stinks and didn't provide the db's many opportunities. Consider:The Niners ran a total of 56 plays. - 14 were incomplete passes and one was a fumble which means no tackle opportunities. - He was also sacked 5 times, 4 by linemen and once by a linebacker. - The defensive linemen also accounted for 20 other tackles (in add. to sacks) So of 56 plays, the LB's and DB's had a chance at a total of 17 tackle opportunities.As for Sanders injury, the latest is that it's a biceps strain. It's not something he can hurt worse by playing so it's a pain issue. Sanders is a tough dude as evidenced by his aggressive hitting style. IMHO, he's playing Sunday.