Sharper don't know if he wants to be a role player
 

The best teams have players that understand that EVERYONE has a role to play. If Sharper goes into camp and wins the spot....he starts. If he loses the spot, he just became a role player. Jeez, what is he 42 now? Come on Darren; be realistic and not your role.

yea really...i was starting to get sick of this guy last season when jenkins went down. he was a huge weak link vs the seahawks and he stuck out like a sore thumb to me. i will be happy to see him go honestly. hopefully he goes to another team in our division so i know we will be going against a weak player

It's all role play. Starting roll, backup role, fill-in role, stand-over-here-with-me-until-I'm-ready-for-you role. 53 play their role, +4 practice their role, and another dozen wait by the phone and hope to get a role. We love Sharper, but he has to earn his role, and he'll get the one that fits his performance.

lets see where ur at after training camp buddy to see if ucan start again, man that burns my donkey

Trust me, he means Sharper

What he meant to say was, he's not sure he wants another RING this year.

is this kinda how your Donkey feels?

there is a big drop off on FS production with jenkins vs sharper. 09 he was good. last year not so much. maybe he was still shaking off his injury but im not sure how someone at his age rebounds from that type of surgery. it took him a long time to heal thats for sure

Jenkins doesn't have the instincts that Sharper does. GW ought to be able to get them both is the game and share time.......yes Sharper will probably not win the training camp battle, but he would be good for a few interceptions when he's in the game. He would be very valuable down the road going into the playoffs. Although I can certainaly understand Sharper wanting to start.

i agree he hasnt shown sharper instinct just yet...but it was also his first year at a new position at the pro level. i think a healthy young talent will get better performance than an older, hobbled sharper. Sharper does have better instincts now and that makes him able to play being hobbled. i just feel we missed jenkins when he wasnt there.

A role player in our secondary still sees a significant amount of snaps. He should already know how we're going to use him... and if that's a problem, I guess that officially makes Jenkins our fulltime FS.

If he's healthy, I'd LOVE to see Sharper at FS and Jenkins at SS, now THAT would be an awesome safety tandem

I doubt that any team would want to sign Sharper now to make him a starter.

If he re-signs with the Saints, he would get significant playing time, which is as much as a 35 year-old free safety could expect.

not me

Harper is still our best strong and the best tackler back there. Sharper's instincts are only as good as his first gear. Sharper could benefit greatly by watching a few plays from the sideline. I hope he can perform at a high level and be a part of the 6-7 man rotation.