James Anderson > Thomas Davis?

[Brooklyn Bully]

I hope someone backs me up on this, but Anderson was a step slow all day. He was beat covering the TE repeatedly, the fumble recoveries are what people do when they get to the scene of the crime a second late. He got a lot of praise and had some good plays, but he is not that good. He takes bad angles and gets blocked by the TE too often. I know some of you will disagree, but watch the tape. TD is much better.

Man, his slow 14 tackles today with a sack with more speed would equate to like 22 tackles and 5 sacks! Best defender everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

/sarcasm

[Peppers90 NC]

wat?

Anderson - 34 tackles + 11 assisted

Beason - 21 tackles + 14 assisted

Anderson - 1 sack

Beason - 0 sacks

Anderson - 4 passes defended

Beason - 0 passes defended

Anderson - 1 interception

Beason - 0 interceptions

Anderson - 1 forced fumble

Beason - 0 forced fumbles

Anderson - 2 fumble recoveries

Beason - 0 fumble recoveries

KEY WORD: right now

Guess you missed that?

This is actually a good case where stats speak the truth. Truth is, Anderson has been very consistent this season, most people on here dont know what to look for anyway. Hell, I remember a few a while back suggesting E Brown should replace him at his LB spot but w/e. Beason is playing a different position this season but I suspect his stats to go up.

[Mr. Scot]

Better than Davis? Good lord, no :nonod:

Playing well? Sure, but let's not get carried away.

[MadHatter]

I think so. Dude looked like Wharton did at Green Bay 2 years ago...beastin...opposite sides of the ball of course.

You have officially lost it.....assuming you ever had it in the first place.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Better than Davis? Good lord, no :nonod:

Playing well? Sure, but let's not get carried away.

Exactly.

I like Anderson and think he's a great player, but saying he's better than Davis is like saying David Gettis is better than Steve Smith.

[Baschski]

I think a lot of people on here are over-exaggerating Davis' ability. He broke out last year and was playing on a pro-bowl level, but the seasons before that he was nothing special. Also, Meeks' defensive scheme played a big role in setting Davis up to make a lot of plays. Anderson doesn't have that luxury and has been quietly very good for us the past couple seasons. I think Anderson is about where Davis was before his big break out, and I think Anderson may be poised to have a similar kind of coming-out season.