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Originally Posted by Rausch
If HB just let it rip and threw his body into every tackle his career would last 15 minutes. He flat out doesn't have the size for that.
People are expecting Barry Sanders to truck people on every carry. It's not going to happen - that's not what he is.
If you want Atwater go get Atwater...
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HB brought two things to the team, locker room leadership and a swiss army knife skillset. He could play S in coverage, play run support, get the secondary lined up, and even blitz. Those are what made him valuable. If he's going to drop his skillset to just coverage and lining up the secondary, then his value drops significantly from when he first got here. I have to think that we could find a coverage safety in the draft for much cheaper than what he wants and move thornhill closer to the box or something. And if our secondary, by now, can't figure out how to line up, then that seems like a coaching issue. I love what HB has done for us, but as it's often been said, this is a business. It's time to move on.