Delano Howell [Merge]

[Captain Americolt]

That hit on Boldin at the end of the game was icing on the cake. 

[Danfish98]

From Zbikowski starting last year to Howell as a backup.  Depth is awesome, especially behind a guy who plays the way Landry plays.

[CroatianColtsFan21]

From Zbikowski starting last year to Howell as a backup.  Depth is awesome, especially behind a guy who plays the way Landry plays.

 

please, don't even remind me of tom.. i forgave and forgot grigson/pagano about that fa signing when they cut him after one miserable season..

[lollygagger8]

Howell made me not miss Landry out there. 

 

[Zachris]

I won't lie, I was worried about Landry being out today against this team!  But this guy stepped up big and I hope to see him out there more.

[SevaColt]

Can't see Bethea being resigned at anything more than league minimum.

[pgt_rob]

I was worried about Landry not playing but I shouldn't have been. Howell is a beast! Loved his momentum. Bethea played a decent game too.

[Danfish98]

Can't see Bethea being resigned at anything more than league minimum.

 

If Grigson agrees with you Bethea's gone.  No way he signs for league minimum.  He won't get a huge contract, but he's a solid starter with a track record of staying healthy and he'll be paid as such.

[Guest TeamLoloJones]

 resign Bethea for 2-3 years at most, Howell is not a FA until 2015 so he has 1 more year after this one, Which he will be 24, After those two years then you look the situation over again(after signing Howell to another short term deal with the possibility of renegotiating to a long term deal) and if Howell continues to impress then let Bethea walk for what will be a younger potentially just as good player, Of course if Landry gets a case of the serious injury bug then perhaps you can trade him for a mid to late draft pick to, alot of things are possible right now that were not prior to Howells solid play, Whether they remain possible in the future remains to be seen

I really hope we resign Bethea.  I want 3 quality safeties.  Not just for depth and injuries, but so we can use some 3 safety defenses that seem to cause alot of offenses problems this year.  The saints have been running that defense and it is doing wonders for them.

[jamesie jr]

Thought he played bad initially missed a few tackles early on but then made up for it in the end. Really good performance.

[TheJACKCOLT]

Howell was very impressive yesterday. He is physical, doesn't back down from anybody and he plays fast. He was good in the preseason and he continues to get better. I feel much better about the safety position if Howell has to fill in. He will be a future starter and probably replace Betha. I love the way he lays the wood. Once he makes his read he gets to the ball carrier like a bolt of lightning.

[dw49]

 resign Bethea for 2-3 years at most, Howell is not a FA until 2015 so he has 1 more year after this one, Which he will be 24, After those two years then you look the situation over again(after signing Howell to another short term deal with the possibility of renegotiating to a long term deal) and if Howell continues to impress then let Bethea walk for what will be a younger potentially just as good player, Of course if Landry gets a case of the serious injury bug then perhaps you can trade him for a mid to late draft pick to, alot of things are possible right now that were not prior to Howells solid play, Whether they remain possible in the future remains to be seen

 

 

Howell is only on a two year deal as you say but he is not a FA until 2017 . We still own his rights for 4 years like any other rookie. We just have to make qualifying offers to keep him. They will be a little on the high side as he was not drafted so there is no minimum offer that guarantees the round he was drafted in as compensation.