Harrison and Barber

[idymoe]

I hope you guys will indulge me here by giving me your observations and opinions on these two. I can't seem to catch Barber on screen, except on special teams. I usually record the games and watch them later, but couldn't bring myself to watch much of the Oakland game. I think I saw where Barber had 5 tackles. Were those all special teams or was he in base defense some.

The times I've noticed Harrison, I've been very underwhelmed. Has anyone seen anything to be optimistic about either one of these two in the future?

[Big Texas]

I cant say that I have seen much of either outside special teams, but what I have seen in our base defense left much to be desired. They looked just as bad as the next man. Constantly out of position. I cant recall which game but Harrison was beat for a TD on one instance.

[Mike]

I have not seen enough of Barber as a safety to have an impression. Harrison seems like "just a guy."

I do like Eugene Wilson. He has a nose for the ball, and we need to find another safety to play alongside him.

[Keith]

Yes, Harrison has had me underwhelmed since I first saw him in camp last year. I thought the team cut the better Brandon at safety (Mitchell).

fyi, it was Harrison on Higgins' punt return TD that I saw as the last man out of position and chasing him fruitlessly into the endzone.

As for Barber, I haven't seen enough to form an opinion. He caught my eye on special teams a few times, but that's been about it.

[Bigtinylittle]

I can't help but wonder whether Harrison pulled a fast one on the Texans with that graduation thing. It essentially set him back a whole year. I have to wonder whether the Texans would have drafted him if they had known about it.

Most low round draft picks don't stick in the league, so it's not like it is a big loss if we cut him next year. In most cases, I think there are cheap free agents who can play as well or better than most low rounders. Look around the Texan's roster and you will find several free agents who are helping us more than Harrison. That's one reason why I'm glad the Texans have a lot of cap space now. It should let us take lots of chances to bring in guys like Colvin, Chris Brown, etc and just cut them with minimal loss if they don't work out. Sifting through the rejects until you find a Briesel or a Deljuan Robinson.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by Bigtinylittle

I can't help but wonder whether Harrison pulled a fast one on the Texans with that graduation thing. It essentially set him back a whole year. I have to wonder whether the Texans would have drafted him if they had known about it.

Most low round draft picks don't stick in the league, so it's not like it is a big loss if we cut him next year. In most cases, I think there are cheap free agents who can play as well or better than most low rounders. Look around the Texan's roster and you will find several free agents who are helping us more than Harrison. That's one reason why I'm glad the Texans have a lot of cap space now. It should let us take lots of chances to bring in guys like Colvin, Chris Brown, etc and just cut them with minimal loss if they don't work out. Sifting through the rejects until you find a Briesel or a Deljuan Robinson.

Harrison had no choice but to miss that camp time, it is a league rule. Stanford is one of the few school that ends it regular spring term so late, and yes every team in the league knows that the player taken from that school will not be available until the college term is over.