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We need to sign Eli Apple


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Bring Cockrell back and forget about this guy. His agent does a good job of selling him, but man, 33 passes defensed and three interceptions in five years? The only way he could make it to Thieves Alley is as an embezzler taking funds from his employers with nothing in return.

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7 minutes ago, imminent rogaine said:

What are we waiting on with cockrell? worst case scenario, he come in for Nickel package, gives you versatility, and is an asset around the line of scrimmage.
He is a nobrainer to resign. It’s like the only thing that the huddle can agree on.

I fear it's a money issue. He may be better than Apple but he is not worth a big or long deal. That or he isn't the new coaches kind of CB. I suspect we will grab a CB when the price and years comes down as rosters settle. 

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He's not a bad CB though, I'm actually hoping we re-sign him as depth because he played tremendously until he tweaked his knee on Chicago's trash field and then played the remaining 8 games on a gimpy right knee. That's the main reason we picked up Janoris Jenkins was because we didn't know if he was going to make it to the playoffs or not, especially considering the week after he tweaked his left ankle against the Titans.

He may not be the guy you want covering other teams' #1 WR, but he's a solid rotational guy and can play well in spot duty if needed.

 

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