pehawk":6sl7t8l5 said:Marvin49":6sl7t8l5 said:homerun1970":6sl7t8l5 said:I love how the Niner fans tell a Seahawks board what we can or cant do. Mebane is a very unsung part of Seattle's defense. The stats about rushing differential being the best since the 1939 bears someone else put up that wont happen without him in the middle. I see people rave about the back up to Willis ,we don't have that depth at Mebane's spot. The loss is going to hurt.
Sorry to see the loss of any players and the NFC West is hugely snakebit at present.
On the surface, I'd agree with Popeye that the loss of Mebane isn't the equal of a loss like Willis.
However, I think the real question is the difference between the lost player and his replacement if you are going to discuss how impactful the loss is.
So far, Borland has been a monster. There hasn't been much of a dropoff in run support and a small dropoff in coverage. I'm not even sure who will be replacing Mebane so I can't say how big a dropoff that would be. I'd have to depend on you guys to tell me that.
Exactly...Willis is expendable now. Borland's beyond a beast.
You owe me a few non 49er or Seahawks related topics now Marvin49. Come on pookie, do your part.
LOL.
I'll give you this Pehawk...yer consistent.
As for the topic, I wouldn't go so far as to say Willis is expendable. 7 time Pro-Bowler, 6 time All-Pro...
...but the play of Borland has definitely offset the loss quite a bit this season.
BTW...who IS replacing Mebane? I know you guys signed Demarcus Dobbs after the Niners let him go, but I can't think he'd be the replacement. I don't know the D-Line rotation well enough for Seattle.