does anyone miss sanders

Don’t get me wrong, Bullit’s been good. He’s efficient. I’m sure it’s happened, but I can’t think of one time Bullit has completely blown a play this year. It might have been him who missed the assignment on Moss in the Patriots game, but I’m not sure and that’s the only major instance I can think of. I like the guy. However, a healthy Sanders is still a beast to have on the field. It’s easy to forget how good the guy is since he has spent the majority of the last 2 years on the bench. Unless he somehow turns it around completely next year, I don’t think the Colts should re-sign him unless they get him at a price where it’s a simple cut-him-if-he’s-hurt situation.

As for cutting him now, no. It seems like they’d save a lot, but there was a breakdown of his contract when he came back earlier this year and people thought he should be cut. Releasing him at that time would have only saved the team about 1.5mil, if I remember correctly. So, essentially, you’re spending 1.5 million on the hope that Sanders gets healthy and gives us at least a quarter of the season next year. You never know how games will shape out (who honestly thought we’d be 14-0? I guessed we’d finish 13-3 and that seemed lofty at the time), and having Sanders back for even 4 games next year may be the difference between the #1 seed and a wildcard berth, considering how strong our entire division has looked as of late. One or more of those teams is poised to break out next year, and if 1.5mil gives you Bob Sanders in a road game against Houston or Tennessee when the tiebreaker may end up being critical, then you cough up the 1.5mil and hope for the best.

His true value isn’t in stats or lots of picks (like Ed Reed). Be honest. If you’re a receiver and you’re told that you need to go over the middle and make a catch, wouldn’t your chances of making that catch go up if you’re told the safety who’s about to hit you is Melvin Bullit and NOT Bob Sanders?

I had no idea how any of you are suckered in by the sanders hype…look at the stats. melvins are just as good as sanders was in the year bob won dpy….Oh btw you can make alot of tackles whn the defense sucked as bad as the colts did that year. Does anyone of you think the defense is as bad now as then? Oh if melvin gets hurt bobs not coming in to back him up this year hes out for the season WITH ANOTHER INJURY!!!!!!!!!!…to the comment ‘Bullitt hasnt proved he’s better than Sanders hes just stayed on the field’ Reread your comment about five times in a row for me and hopefully you will see how ridiculous you just sounded. Heres something you guys may have forgotten. Remember how the steelers tightend burned us down the seam in the playoffs a couple years ago. They threw right to sanders spot, because they knew sanders crowds the line, sanders never made the adjustment and their TE looked like a hof that game..No TE taking over games with melvin out there…Dont be blinded by some one who hits a guy real hard and the gets up and flexes everytime he makes a tackle. A three yard gain is a three yar d gain….

I dont hate bob sanders I just think hes not worth $6 mil a year. And have we really missed him? The defense is as good this year as it ever has been in the past.. See I deal in reality,most of you obviously deal in highlight reels. Yes bob s makes big hits, do you really think any proffessional football players is intimidated by him????lol not if they want to be in the NFL long..I’d rather have someone on the field making just the play instead of someone always trying to make the highlights on espn,and who has proven he can stay on the field longer.