Madieu is weak
by SippyCup on Nov 14, 2008 3:19 PM CST
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Print"It appears Madieu Williams' consecutive games streak will end at two this weekend. The Minnesota safety is doubtful for Sunday's game at Tampa Bay because of a left shoulder injury, one that apparently occurred Wednesday during the Vikings' special teams practice.
Williams missed the first seven games of the season because of a neck injury. But he had played well since his return -- intercepting a pass in the end zone Nov. 2 against Houston and tackling Green Bay receiver Donald Driver short of a first down on the penultimate play of last Sunday's 28-27 victory over the Packers.
Coach Brad Childress said he will give Williams another 48 hours before making a final decision on his status. And it should be noted that defensive end Jared Allen played against the Packers after being designated as doubtful on the injury report. By definition, however, there is a 75 percent chance that Williams won't play against the Bucs.
Speaking to Minnesota reporters, Williams said he took a "nasty" fall while lunging for a ball during the special teams practice.
After losing nickel back Charles Gordon (ankle) for the season, the Vikings are on track to enter Sunday's game without two of their top five defensive backs. Rookie Tyrell Johnson would replace Williams in the starting lineup, while veteran Benny Sapp will take over in the nickel for Gordon."
-Kevin Seifert, ESPN.com
I am an IT admin. I still come in to work when my head hurts, and I don't get paid millions.
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Obviously a defensive back needs to be able to raise his arm, so the shoulder is much more important for him than it is for Jared Allen
I didn't compare him to Jared Allen
Did I mention Jared Allen or compare him in any way??
‘And the wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws’.
Oops.
This was a quote from Kevin Seifert on ESPN. I noticed he mentioned him.
Sorry for snapping.
‘And the wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws’.
why he is the most important player in our pass defense...
Players get injured, and we have to deal.
But to note, the main reason that our pass defense has been so stellar the past few weeks is because of Madieu’s presence. He allows Griffin to play at the line, whereas when Tyrell plays, Griffin is forced to give a 10 yard cushion (god I hate Cedric Griffin) so as to make sure he doesn’t get burned.
Our pass defense is back to terrible this week if he indeed does not play.
Just want you all to value his talent.
good day.
take, that
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