» Rookie safety Chris Horton has earned praise from teammates, even before his two-sack game vs. the Colts Sunday night. But don’t expect defensive coordinator Greg Blache to go overboard with his own praise.
“Rookies are fine and dandy,” Blache said. “I’m glad to see them progressing, but I don’t fall in love with rookies. You’re better off falling in love with a stripper than a rookie because he’ll break your heart. We’ll get it some time and let them prove themselves worthy of it.” Horton missed practice Wednesday because he was sick.
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» Blache wasn’t pleased with the defense’s performance vs. the Colts. Too many missed tackles and a poor job on third downs — the Colts converted three of their four third downs.
“It was like three-day old fish,” Blache said. “You ever smell threeday old fish? It ain’t the best. We got pushed around; there were snaps where people were dog trotting. Their backups just played a little bit worse than our backups.”
» Corner Justin Tryon did not practice because of a bruised toe; corner Shawn Springs sat out the afternoon session with a strained Achilles.
