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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Yeah, I'm starting to sour on him pretty quickly.
I still don't think he's been put where the Chiefs have always wanted to put him; the weak side OLB. But we're seeing more and more that it's really his only chance to succeed long-term.
Maybe he's only ever a situational pass rusher but the football smarts just don't seem to be there. So the way to put him in a position to succeed is to make the game simpler for him. Honestly, it doesn't get a hell of a lot simpler than what Tamba Hali is doing at ROLB. See QB, hit QB. Perhaps he can settle into that role but it's looking more and more like we're in trouble if we need him to step up at the strong side.
It's probably also worth noting that Moses made most of his noise from the weak side, as did Nicolas. If we want an apples to apples comparison (and frankly, we need one at this point), I think the staff needs to get those guys more reps at game speed on the strong side.
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I still think Dee can be a good pass rusher even though his run defense seems awful. He never got a chance to rush this game. Wilson kept doing quick 3 step drops and the ball was out in 2 seconds.
He had one play where he had a chance and he flashed the bull rush and got his hand up. Even if he's a situational pass rusher I'll be happy bc we need that pressure so bad.
I was very impressed with Moses and Nicolas and want to see them more. Nicolas is getting work with the 2's today so that's great. Hope he keeps it up.