Say what you want about Yeremiah's injury problems, but he has been the difference in our defense the past 2 years. The opener last year we were playing very well until his achilles ruptured and then our run defense went down the drain. Go back to 2006 when we were 1-6 and we made the switch to start Bell. The next 4 games we allowed an average 13 points per game, forced 10 turnovers. Not to mention his awesome special teams play prior to getting the start.
Yeah, he is proned to injury, but we could give him a games played incentive deal and have a solid back up plan. I'd have no problem starting him and Jason Allen with a legitmate 3rd safety behind them.