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That's true, and Hali was never a fluidity guy either. But Hali was probably the best pure technician we've ever seen, and Clark plays with an edge that honestly may be truly unmatched in the NFL, as well as some really good technique of his own. It's hard to say at this point what Speaks brings to the table.
I actually didn't think Speaks played that badly at rushbacker his rookie year. He just looked out of position, because of course he did. He basically sacked Brady in the regular season 2018 at a critical spot, but let go of him because he didn't want to get flagged -- that's a good play followed up by a fixable error.
I really like him. I actually met his dad at the 2018 season-ender that we barely lost to the Chargers. Speaks was a rookie, and I told him I had high hopes because I liked him at Ole Miss.
Dude said "that's my baby" (which is an amusing way to think of a 280 lb monster) and said "right now he's just learning, just getting used to everything and accustomed to everything."
I'm just afraid that missed season did him in. But if he comes back and makes a difference, we need him to show up looking phenomenal (which he has) and show some strong progression (TBA).
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