Pats sign CB Shawn Springs

by Mainiac on Mar 5, 2009 11:28 PM EST

The Patriots have found a possible #1 cornerback for 2009 in signing Shawn Springs, who was released from the Redskins after they signed Deangelo Hall

Springs, a 12-year veteran, has played for the Redskins the past five seasons. Prior to that, Springs played seven seasons in Seattle, which chose him with a first-round draft pick in 1997 with the third pick overall.

The former Ohio State star has played in 143 games with 134 starts. He has 372 tackles, 32 interceptions, 66 passes defensed and 8 1/2 sacks. Springs is the son of former Dallas running back Ron Springs. He played in nine games with seven starts for the Redskins in 2008, before an injury ended his season.

I live in the DC area right now, and some of the talking heads on Redskins sports radio have lamented that Dan Snyder choose the the untrustworthy Hall over the veteran leader Springs. Also while listening to Jeremy Green on his podcast today, he flat out said that Springs was still the superior corner and that Washington was letting go of him too soon.

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with respects

To NESilver who posted the first rumor that this was expected today.

"These players, a lot of other people didn't believe in them, but they believe in themselves. And that is all that matters."- Bill Belichick

by Mainiac on Mar 6, 2009 12:04 AM EST reply actions

nice addition, but...

I foresee another year of shuffling the secondary due to injuries.

by hythlodaeus on Mar 6, 2009 3:36 AM EST reply actions

does he have anything left?

between the injuries and age, I worry that he’s not going to have much left in the tank

I have the same concerns over Fred Taylor as well – is this a pattern this year?

looking forward to the draft and getting some youth injected into the system

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V

by Jeff Clark on Mar 6, 2009 10:16 AM EST reply actions

Classic Hoodie

My experience has been Belichick loads up on certain positions for OTA’s and TC then watches who will fit. He’ll make cuts based on the NFL schedule and hopefully retain the guys who will work out. Last season, he was carrying about 10 CBs for a time and cut where he needed. Unfortunately, he decided to keep Deltha O’Neal and we all know how that worked out.

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by MaPatsFan on Mar 6, 2009 10:20 AM EST up reply actions

Ugh...

how do you even begin to weigh who was the “better” choice… Fernando Bryant, Jason Webster, Deltha O’Neal… all of them JAG’s. I am seriously hoping there’s a better plan in place this season.

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Mar 6, 2009 10:45 AM EST up reply actions

wheatley

should be improving, and I presume we’ll get 2 or 3 dbs in the draft.

"These players, a lot of other people didn't believe in them, but they believe in themselves. And that is all that matters."- Bill Belichick

by Mainiac on Mar 6, 2009 11:18 AM EST up reply actions

Karen Guregian's opinion seems to be predominant

Both of those guys still have juice in the tank and have the ability to play well when healthy.

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Mar 6, 2009 10:47 AM EST up reply actions

This guy shut down T.O. in Week 4

I think he still has a little left in the tank. I’m pretty excited to see what he can do in a Pats uniform, and I think he’s a good choice to fill that vacant spot opposite Hobbs while the younger guys come along.

by NESilver on Mar 7, 2009 1:14 PM EST up reply actions