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Originally Posted by Pestilence
Mauga was good to have when DJ went down. He's not needed now.
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Funny, I don't think he's particularly useful when DJ goes down. Mauga can't even begin to do what DJ does; just too athletically limited.
That said, when we
have DJ and he's allowed to play the Ted backer role, he's a pretty solid football player who came a long way last year in maintaining his responsibility and giving up his body to make the play.
When he's replacing DJ, he's a liability. When he's playing alongside him, he's no worse than serviceable and at times was pretty good.
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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
You can never be sure that he won't go down again.
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Mauga has been supplanted in his role as DJ's backup. If DJ goes down, March takes his spot. Mauga serves a purpose, IMO - but it isn't what either of you seem to think. As a serviceable starter alongside DJ, I think he has some value. And as a guy that knows the defense well enough at this point, it's just one less thing that DJ and Berry have to worry about when aligning things.