Can Bland/Overshown stay healthy and return to form?

OP: "Can Bland/Overshown stay healthy and return to form?"​


I will have your answer for you sometime around October or early November.
 
Kwyn said:
He’s played 19 games out of a possible 51

What gives you faith that this year he won’t miss games?
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It's pretty easy to equate the fact that non contact injury on 1 it's just a fluke it's accident it doesn't mean you're very prone, And then he has the terrible luck of having the other knee not to say me get hold up on in a buy a 300 pound defensive lineman yes it would take your knee out as well It would take anybody's knee out as well just like there's certain guys get hurt or fumble because it's a perfect situation in a negative manner, You know a perfect storm as they would say this **** just happened he's not injury prone at all..

Yes you just gotta hope he doesn't have more bad luck It's not like the same injury over and over yes Bland if we're talking about Bland he's got two feet they have bad bones in it that's what you call injury prone They need to find a way to do some laser putting on his shoes like JSN did in Seattle Figure out how to customize some shoes make them real comfortable actually sound just for his feet instead of whatever the ones he has now..
 
Overshown clearly was not the same player before the injury

but then we saw so little of him before that injury that maybe he was one of those flash talents that just do not pan out long term

Bland had a nose for the football and pick sixes like no one had shown for a very long time
was that just one off? we do not know


If I were the Boys I would not bet my season on either one of them.
 
darthseinfeld said:
I just dont think Overshown is very good. He made splash plays in 2025 when he was blitzed by Zimmer, but other than that he was pretty ineffective. He has rather poor instincts.
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He plays best downhill, you are right about his poor instincts.
 
Bland has foot issues . Hard to play corner if that’s chronic . Overshown looks like a safety trying to bang around in the front seven which leads to DL DNP IR whatever you want to call it . They are both obviously talented can’t blame McClay they were good choices .
 
Cowboyny said:
He plays best downhill, you are right about his poor instincts.
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If he is not an instinctive player, he doesnt fit what Parker wants. If Barham grasps the position, I wouldn't be surprised if he starts taking some of Overshowns snaps
 
Cowboyny said:
Both Bland and Overshown has shown flashes of pro bowl potential throughout their young careers. However, they both have really struggled to stay healthy which has lead in a dip in their production:

-Bland had 14 interceptions in a two year span, then he hurt his foot and has struggled since. Last season very inconsistent and was never around the football. Nobody truly knows if he was playing hurt throughout the season as he got his 2nd foot surgery this offseason. The team has an out in his contract after the season if he is healthy.

-Overshown has never played a full season to date. He has suffered two major knee injuries, with the last one being the most severe. When he returned last season, he just wasn't the same player. Granted he was being used more off the ball then attacking, but deserves a mulligan missing so much time. He now enters his contract season, where the team has an Winters now on the roster who has a similar skillset. Like Bland he could be playing somewhere else next season.

If the new staff can help these two return to form, the rebuilding of the defense will happened faster, but they may very well have to replace both players in the near future. Huge season for both!
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Critical question. When players are frequently injured in part of career it's difficult to accomplish much and might demonstrate physical vulnerability
 
Kwyn said:
He’s played 19 games out of a possible 51

What gives you faith that this year he won’t miss games?
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Overshown and Bland have played the same number of games the past two seasons.
 
The Natural said:
Overshown and Bland have played the same number of games the past two seasons.
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One guy has played 53 of 68

The other has played 19 of 51

I’m not even a fan of Bland, and would not have extended him, but at least he has proven himself at the NFL level and had two seasons where he didn’t miss a game

Overshown is still largely unknown and only has fans because of a couple of games two years ago.
 
Cowboyny said:
Both Bland and Overshown has shown flashes of pro bowl potential throughout their young careers. However, they both have really struggled to stay healthy which has lead in a dip in their production:

-Bland had 14 interceptions in a two year span, then he hurt his foot and has struggled since. Last season very inconsistent and was never around the football. Nobody truly knows if he was playing hurt throughout the season as he got his 2nd foot surgery this offseason. The team has an out in his contract after the season if he is healthy.

-Overshown has never played a full season to date. He has suffered two major knee injuries, with the last one being the most severe. When he returned last season, he just wasn't the same player. Granted he was being used more off the ball then attacking, but deserves a mulligan missing so much time. He now enters his contract season, where the team has an Winters now on the roster who has a similar skillset. Like Bland he could be playing somewhere else next season.

If the new staff can help these two return to form, the rebuilding of the defense will happened faster, but they may very well have to replace both players in the near future. Huge season for both!
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We certainly need them too. Especially bland
 
Kwyn said:
One guy has played 53 of 68

The other has played 19 of 51

I’m not even a fan of Bland, and would not have extended him, but at least he has proven himself at the NFL level and had two seasons where he didn’t miss a game

Overshown is still largely unknown and only has fans because of a couple of games two years ago.
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Ok.
 
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