Quote:Smith is better than Hayes. Correct. But that's not the point in hand. Hayes was average in TB and was buried in the depth chart. Caldwell brought him in here because he had potential to be an everydown LB. If Smith was still here, we would not know that. Now that we know that Hayes is pretty garbage, we will most likely move on to the next one. This is exactly how Seattle rebuilt their roster. Continuously bringing in players on 1 year deals/tryout basis contracts. 

 

What is the difference? Well, if Hayes did turn out to be a good LB, wouldn't you be praising Caldwell for the let go of Smith and the signing of Hayes? 

 

We have the same situation with the CBs. Caldwell let Cox walk in F/A, and brought in F/As on one year/tryout basis contracts. Will Blackmon and Alan Ball have played better than Cox and former. They blanketed receivers all day today. Kaep ran more today than any other game this season. There's a reason for it. 

 

It's all about finding quality players. You find football players where you find football players. 

 

EDIT; IN NO WAY AM I FINE WITH THE PLAY OF THE DEFENSE TODAY, IT JUST FIT THE ARGUMENT.