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Anderson and Beason (sorry, meant to put the names in the title)

Just read an article that was real high on both Anderson and Beason. I know everyone here has been but it's nice to see some pro scouts/analyst feel the same way.

"Carolina's defensive domination wasn't just about problems with the Minnesota offensive line. The coverage on the Vikings receivers downfield was excellent, so Brett Favre couldn't throw there. And short stuff was taken away a lot of the time by Jon Beason, who has excellent anticipation and awareness of where a back is going on a pass route. Another Carolina linebacker who looked very good was James Anderson, who is a fourth-year player finally starting for the first time. Greg Cosell feels he's an unknown but solid player, the kind of guy every team needs to have to surround stars like Beason."

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/extra-points/2009/what-we-did-our-holidays

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