Jacques Reeves = Texans' Best DB in 2008. Discuss.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by coloradodude

Barrett, you wrote this...

"Either way even if he is targeted more he has 13 passes defended (9th in NFL) and 3 interceptions."


And if you know the answer to my question, then please answer it. How many receivers have got the first down when he was covering them?

Reeves will be playing in Canada within 2 years.


Edit: I just read the rest of the thread and found out what it was about. Is Reeves better than our other corners? Who cares? Our secondary (minus Dunta) sucks! And I'm not impressed with our D-line nor our LB's play.

The question I have is who's the worst starting defensive player overall?

CD,
It took you going back to read it again, but you hit my thoughts perfect. Our Defense sucks and the problem is not Reeves. He is replacable, upgradable, and generally mediocre, but on this defense that is not bad. That was the only point I ever tried to make. That the finger pointing and scape goating belonged on plenty of guys before him.

I won't answer your question directly but I'll tell you the blame I'd asess for our defense.
1. Gary Kubiak (bad hire, too much loyalty, not enough involvement on D...all of them equal asleep at the wheel and make him ultimately responsible even though I am a big fan of his).
2. Richard smith
3. Amobi Okoye (started all season but has impacted one game I can remember)
4. Fred Bennett (toasted all season)
5. Anthony Weaver (sad when your 290 lb DE who is supposed to play the run makes his biggest contribution in pass coverage).
6. Greenwood (terrible two years ago, ok last year, terrible again this year)
7. Harrison/Brown/earl/etc... (clearly the worst spot on the team to me, but I don't blame them since I don't think they have underachieved. Usually a SS can hit if they are bad in coverage. These guys can't cover anyone and they can't hit anyone. The recuring view of our SS is of one of them pulling on a guy's ankles 12 yards down field)
8. Travis Johnson (warm body who plays mediocre)
9. Reeves (made a few plays and gave up a few more)
10. Demeco Ryans (played well in week 1 and disappeared until two games ago. Injuries mean I understand it, but he was still on the field not making many plays).
11. Mario (disappears too often but makes more plays than the rest combined)
12. Diles/bentley (solid play at a position that calls for solid play).
13. Eugene Wilson (first safety in Texans history to look at the QB after the ball is snapped)
14. Buhlman/cochran (two overachievers who have played better than expected)