"Right now I'd take Mike Mitchell over Mike Minter" -Steve Smith

[Huell]

Heard this in his interview yesterday with WFNZ. He tried to make it sound like he didn't wanna choose between the 03' defense and now, but he said right now he would take Mitchell over minter which is huge.

I'm so glad to have Lurk on this team, it's been said enough but that guy just changed everything from the secondary, to the teams attitude.

Next jersey?

[CRA]

I think Minter played a little smarter....

But I think Mitchell is a nastier version overall of what Minter was..

[Kurb]

I think Minter played a little smarter....

But I think Mitchell is a nastier version overall of what Minter was..

 

 

Yeah.

 

 

Safety play has reached a HIGH level on this team.

[KSpan]

I think Minter played a little smarter....

But I think Mitchell is a nastier version overall of what Minter was.

 

Also more athletic, and that's not necessarily a knock on Minter. 

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

Also Minter has been retired for a while...this is a non story... Serious face : |

[PantherFanOne]

Versatility is the name of the game for Mitchell., He was a strong safety for the majority of his first four NFL seasons with the Oakland Raiders, but now plays free safety. Mitchell is thriving playing  alongside rookie Lester or Mikell . He gets my "Pro Bowl" vote.

[Toundra]

I like both, Mitchell is a play maker and we will need him bad next week.

[Dunn]

If he is here to stay...a jersey will be purchased by me.  Big fan of the dude who is obviously a huge booster to both defense and offense as see with his interactions with Cam after an offensive possession.

[Zaximus]

I remember seeing Minter blow coverage more than I see Mitchell I believe, so I can agree.    He's only 26 too so has some good years left.

[Chaos]

Smitty said he would take Mike Mitchell because that's who we have now, and you can't compare seasons that far apart; he acknowledged that he was a much different player and a person back then, so his perspective of the team would have been different.  He also said that as good as the 2003 defense was, it wasn't quite the best because they came up short that year.

 

In no way was it a knock on Minter, at least not how I heard it.

[Beast_3000]

I think Minter played a little smarter....

But I think Mitchell is a nastier version overall of what Minter was..

I agree completely. Minter played smarter but Mitchell has something special. Just curious has anyone noticed Mitchell's closing speed. It is unreal. He makes up for some of the lapses on our young defense. In my opinion, that has been one of the biggest differences. His athleticism is underrated. I am sure he will be one of the players Gettleman attempts to re-sign.

[Herbert The Love Bug]

Mitchell hits about as hard as minter did

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[Jackofalltrades]

Mitchell is a better version of Minter. Minter was a good SS, but struggled at FS.

[Peppers90 NC]

without a doubt, this defense is better than in 03.