and wouldn’t trade Ware for him, but definitely a major blow to the Chargers and their D. Like Ware, coordinators had to game plan around him and if they don’t have to do that it makes things a lot tougher for the rest of the defense.

When I used to post over on the Ranch Report (before I found BTB) I was one of the few that got into VERY heated arguments with people over there that said we made a huge mistake. This was even before the Merriman steroids thing happened.

That’s one of the reasons that I don’t go back there anymore. The ‘fans’ over there are so wishy-washy.

I always thought that Ware was better. He’s just a complete linebacker. Merriman is a ferocious pass rusher. Ware can do it all. Stop the run, rush the passer, and even his coverage skills are superior.

I doubt that there’s very many Cowboy fans that would take Merriman over Ware now, but those first few years were rough for us true fans on message boards.

I contend his only competition if he has a year like last is Bob Sanders.

Problems like this are not uncommon for steroids monsters like Merriman. Sometimes it was the steroids that prevented them from being more injury prone, and many times it is too much muscle packed on to joints, ligaments, etc., too fast for the body to compensate. I still think that Merriman was the superior player at the time, as he was also credited with being good at stopping the run and covering the pass, as well as being a ferocious pass rusher. The big question is how much of that was fueled by the roids, and can his body hold up without them.

Maurice Jones-Drew

now he’ll have an excuse when he plays poorly.

seems like he became injury prone after he got busted for roids, so,so,so glad we got D.WARE!

Injury bug is biting pass rushers, both Merriman and Taylor suffered knee injuries..

practice, non-football related?