Reed Doughty and Chris Horton: The Depth Chart Switch And That Penalty From Last Week

Things have been pretty good for Reed Doughty this season, and he knows it. Every time I've spoken to him, he's emphasized just how much better he feels, how much smoother he's playing, what a difference this is from the start of last season.Here's what he had to say on Monday about his steadily-increasing role in the defense: "Whatever coach wants, whatever he feels is necessary at that point. I'm focused on special teams and I'm playing third down; if he says, hey, you're up with first defense, I'm up with first defense. That's just how I play it."Today, that's pretty much what the coach said, elevating Doughty to starter in place of second-year safety Chris Horton."Reed's playing as good of football as he's ever played for us right now," defensive coordinator Greg Blache said (between long paragraphs of throwing himself under the bus). "He's got experience, he's very savvy player. So we always thoug...