A very eloquent defense of Reno here, which I fully agree with. And look, someone else calling Westbrook "injury-prone." Alert VFK and MD!
Special-teams coordinator John Harbaugh must deal with the trickle-down effect that has come with injuries to CBs Lito Sheppard and Rod Hood, as it relates to Harbaugh’s choice for a kick returner. Following Sheppard’s injury, the team re-signed CB Dexter Wynn, who handled punt and kick returns in his first game in Week Two. Now the question becomes: Will Wynn keep either job, or even a roster spot, after Sheppard returns to health? Wynn is seen as a far better punt returner than kick returner, and Harbaugh told PFW that the KR job will be based on a “merit system,” but he also said that Reno Mahe, slowed by an ankle injury, will be back on PR duty when he gets healthy. “Everyone in Philadelphia thinks Reno is the ugly duckling. They just don’t want to like Reno, and yet he did lead the NFL in punt-return average (in ’05). First of all, he’s one of the most secure guys you are ever going to see catching the ball. And he ... just makes yards. He makes people miss; he breaks tackles. He’s not the fastest guy. I am not so sure he is going to score a touchdown, but he sure is going to get you yards. There’s something to be said for that.” The team would like to avoid putting injury-prone RB Brian Westbrook back on punts if possible.
While we're on the subject of whether Westbrook is injury-prone, it's worth noting that Spads thinks he is.
"Doesn't it seem like Brian Westbrook is so much better a player this year than he has ever been? I know he has been good in the past, but this year he is great. Absolutely dominating. I love watching the guy with the ball in his hands. He's dynamite. Just gotta stay healthy."
Special-teams coordinator John Harbaugh must deal with the trickle-down effect that has come with injuries to CBs Lito Sheppard and Rod Hood, as it relates to Harbaugh’s choice for a kick returner. Following Sheppard’s injury, the team re-signed CB Dexter Wynn, who handled punt and kick returns in his first game in Week Two. Now the question becomes: Will Wynn keep either job, or even a roster spot, after Sheppard returns to health? Wynn is seen as a far better punt returner than kick returner, and Harbaugh told PFW that the KR job will be based on a “merit system,” but he also said that Reno Mahe, slowed by an ankle injury, will be back on PR duty when he gets healthy. “Everyone in Philadelphia thinks Reno is the ugly duckling. They just don’t want to like Reno, and yet he did lead the NFL in punt-return average (in ’05). First of all, he’s one of the most secure guys you are ever going to see catching the ball. And he ... just makes yards. He makes people miss; he breaks tackles. He’s not the fastest guy. I am not so sure he is going to score a touchdown, but he sure is going to get you yards. There’s something to be said for that.” The team would like to avoid putting injury-prone RB Brian Westbrook back on punts if possible.
While we're on the subject of whether Westbrook is injury-prone, it's worth noting that Spads thinks he is.
"Doesn't it seem like Brian Westbrook is so much better a player this year than he has ever been? I know he has been good in the past, but this year he is great. Absolutely dominating. I love watching the guy with the ball in his hands. He's dynamite. Just gotta stay healthy."
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