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Originally Posted by Halfcan
Before the injury DJ had 90 combined tackles- which projects out to 110.
This would have been the 4th highest of his career. Could he have played better- Yes, we have seen him be even better than that. But he was hardly a SHADOW of himself and his production did not see a Significant drop.
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He had 90 combined tackles because the defensive line was decimated with injuries and featured two guys signed off the street as starters. He also played along side Justin March, who was pretty much awful, then Ramik Wilson, who improved when he took over DJ's spot but was dragged around in the ground game.
Mike Maslowski once had 92 tackles in a season and he sucked ass.
DJ's 90 tackles were apropos of nothing. He consistently missed easy tackles, was taken out of lanes and took bad angles. While he lost weight going into the season to keep his body fresh, he lost a lot of strength as well.
Expecting him to be 2015 or 2013 DJ is folly.