How much better is Polamalu?

[Udogg]

Haven't had much success other than Minter and Davis at safety over the years.

Maybe because we draft corners to be safeties and safeties to be corners.

I want a game changing safety now.

[MadHatter]

A lot of their success is predicated on how their coaches utilize them.

They both play in agressive schemes that accentuate and utilize their physical skils.

[SCpanther]

Chris Harris was good his first year with us. Although, it was mainly the forced fumbles that caused a lot of us to overlook his below average pass coverage skills. Since then, he's been mostly sub-par.

[bleys]

He is one of (only compared to Ed Reed) the best safetey's to play the game in quite a while...

Dude makes plays and almost singlehandely killed the Titans when their Offense was on the field is a pretty good sign that he's easily the top 5 while our saftey's are nothing to compare to this guy.

Our high hopes were that Godfrey's speed matched with a hopeful chance he has/had the smarts to play the field in a similar way, but I cannot say either are anywhere, at all, near his level of game play...

I feel very secure in saying we are no where near this kind of caliber player....

[Rello]

I worry that Chris Harris is going to struggle a little on Meeks new defense. Maybe I'm wrong but wasn't he traded from The Bears because he didn't fit their cover 2 scheme?

[brainless wuss]

When I was watching the game last night with my SO, I commented that Hair was reckless with his body. I thought too reckless and only time before he was injured. It goes to that blog by Beason--it doesn't matter how good you are if you are not durable and not on the field. I'm guessing Hair will be out several weeks with a knee injury based upon the replays, at least.

[SKULL]

Troy = Future HOF

Harriss = 6-7

Not as good in coverage

No where near as good at being where the ball is

[Jangler]

Silly thread. You can find somebody on every team and at almost every position that has a better player than us. wishin' and hopin' don't make it come true.

[17+89=6]

I definitely think Troy is a much better safety, but he definitely has his own problems. I used to think he was very overrated so I watched him play as much as possible last year and he changed my mind. He does take a lot of penalties, and he probably over-pursues more than anyone in the league, but he makes up for it by never giving up on a play.

[Darth Hater]

Madden Curse?

[Newtcase]

"2/3rds of the earth is covered by water, the rest is covered by Troy Polamalu!"

[ShutDwn]

Neither Reed or Polamalu would be as great as they are without the defensive system they play in. They make plays for the most part because of the fronts creating pressure and forcing mistakes. They are the best in the game at capitalizing on those though.

They would still be the best, but they wouldn't get the highlights as often.

Putting Troy on our defense wouldn't make us that much better. As a single player he is very important, but they would still be fantastic without him.

[Captroop]

If I had to pick one player in the entire league that I wish was a Panther above all others, it's Troy Polamalu. Make your case for Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, etc. You won't convince me. Having Polamalu on defense is like having 12 men on the field. He completely reshapes a defense. If he was here, it wouldn't even matter if our D-line was having trouble stopping the run. Did you see Polamalu blow up that running play in the backfield when he started 14 yards off the line?

Polamalu = Future HOF

[Sultan33g]

Polamalu is a beast... I rate him better than ed reed but his durability issue makes him a little below reed in my eyes...Compared to chris harris? what a joke!!