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Originally Posted by O.city
Bolton or Gay isn't really a hard choice for me. One is the leader and centerpiece of the defense.
The other is a supreme athlete who for one reason or another cant seem to stay on the field.
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It's not that hard for me, definitely not anymore.
Think of how many power/speed LBers were in the draft this year. Leo Chenal measures just like Gay did. You can't swing a cat without hitting a 240 lb guy that runs a 4.5 anymore. There were at least a half dozen of them in the last draft.
But guys who simply STOP people like Bolton are hard to find. And he has a nose for getting through traffic. He's just a freakin football player.
You're gonna have an easier time finding another fast backer than you're gonna have finding another Nick Bolton. Especially when Bolton's traits just don't show on tape. Then you think about his learning curve vs. Gay's and you just see a completely different animal.
It always takes longer than it should with off-ball players, but by next year he's going to be seen as one of the best linebackers in the league. It's Bolton in a walk for me at this point.