Injury or Not: Why Godfrey Should Not get the Start at FS

[Dpantherman]

I said this on another thread, but I don't care that Godfrey was injured while Martin has been in. Martin has outperformed Godfrey in every way on the field. Ask Drew Bledsoe if he saw the field after Tom Brady took over. In this league, if someone takes your spot and does a better job, regardless of the circumstances--you lose your spot.

Here are the numbers:

Godfrey 2008--all 16 games:

Total tackels- 52

5 Pass Deflections

1 interception

Martin in first 3 games of 2009:

Total Tackles- 10

4 Pass Deflections

3 interceptions

http://www.nfl.com/players/charlesgodfrey/careerstats?id=GOD267860

http://www.nfl.com/players/sherrodmartin/careerstats?id=MAR731251

[njpanther]

John Fox will start Godfrey once he is healthy.

[KillerKat]

Even in PDs Martin almost has the same PDs Godfrey had all last year lol.

[CRA]

there is no arguement for Godfrey to get his job back.....the game is about production and Godfrey didn't produce and was liablity.

[ClawOn]

The reason should simply be that Martin has been better. He's missed some assignments like most rookies but he's also made too many big plays to even consider sitting him. If my choice is between definitely mediocre or potentially great with occasional breakdowns I'll take the latter.

[rainwater]

John Fox will start Godfrey once he is healthy.

It's doubtful. From what I hear, this is the reason they are being so cautious with Godfrey's return.

[Plewis]

John Fox will start Godfrey once he is healthy.

Incorrect.

Martin has gone off the last 3 games. You'd have to be an idiot to put our biggest weakness in our starting defense back in when his replacement has the numbers of an all-pro through 3 games.

[Plewis]

dpantherman, PDef means passes defended not deflected.

[CRA]

Incorrect.

Martin has gone off the last 3 games. You'd have to be an idiot to put our biggest weakness in our starting defense back in when his replacement has the numbers of an all-pro through 3 games.

I think that is what is being suggested.

[njpanther]

I think that is what is being suggested.

correct!

[KillerKat]

dpantherman, PDef means passes defended not deflected.

isn't that the samething? Cause in order to defend a pass you have to knock it down which also means deflect it?

[Plewis]

I think that is what is being suggested.

Incorrect.

Look at who I quoted

[Plewis]

isn't that the samething? Cause in order to defend a pass you have to knock it down which also means deflect it?

Pass Defended

Any pass which a defender, through contact with the football, causes to be incomplete

So basically when a reciever is about to catch a ball, but the DB knocks it out of their hands.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_PDef

I guess it's the same thing. I thought the defender just had to be near the reciever and could be credited with a pdef, if they hit the receiver and causes the ball to come loose... or if the receiver drops it with the defender tracking them.

[skarbar001]

Martin's tackle on Snelling where he flipped him was bad ass.