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Bene?

Obeg

By Obeg,
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1 minute ago, TheRed said:

I get what you're saying but Norman was a big part of that 2015 season. Didn't he basically win us a couple of games himself at the end with some swatted passes and interceptions?

I've got nothing against Bene in all seriousness. I sympathize with how his career went after he was cut. Was it fair? Nah. But he isn't the only player out there who has gotten shafted and taken the fall. At least he's made some money for his troubles, better than most.

Not saying he didn't

He also didnt have a career altering injury.

 

Norman's 2015 season was epic.  But to act like Bene was nothing. After he just had dam good rookie year is crazy.  Part of the reason Norman got some of thoae ints is beacuse he was targeted, allowing Norman to make the play.  Norman was targeted, because Bene had his man locked down.  Remember after Bene went down, we kind of freaked even though Norman was having a defensive MVP calibre season.  We went out and got the dude who got his azz kicked by Andre Johnson

 

 

If Bradberry had a Norman esc year this season, then Jackson went down with a terrible leg injury.  Would we be saying the same thing on a few seasons of Jackson never came back?

People are short sighted, and sometimes its easy to pick out who really didnt start following the team until after the superbowl run

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