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Originally Posted by booger
Got to be fair to Pat Thomas as well. He was switched to MLB in OTA's and mini camp. He is more of an OLB at 237 lbs. With Dorsey learning the NFL experience and Tank playing much better he still may end up being serviceable but probably not special.
More of the problem is OLB and DE. DJ needs to step up yet again and take control of this group of LB's. Yesterday we got smashed w/ off Tackle plays as our ends got blown off the ball. When D. Edwards is undersized and gimpy with the hammy, plus has poor play at DE in front of him that spells trouble. at LCB Carr played all game with Surtain being injured and struggled with run support. On that same side was Boone playing LE for Turk. Boone at DE works well on goaline and short yardage but against McFadden that's asking alot for him to chase him down on sweeps.
Tank did play another good game though. something like 8 tackles dorsey 3. when the ran up the middle they did their job. Much better with the 3rd year safetys overall as well.
D. Williams played mostly as Nickel LB and Rush end. IMO he needs to be starting on the SLB or LOLB. Edward's tank is almost on empty at 35.
If Nap Harris had any heart or passion for the game of football he would put in an effort to regaine his starting job. He is uncoachable and just cashing in his huge paycheck and it looks like that is the plan for the season since Carl refuses to acknowlege mistakes not just he but the team makes. That is the reason for this misterious knee injurie Harris had in the preseason and reappeared once the regular season started and he is now inactive.
It hurts our defense and special teams coverage units. A guy who they picked up though in Erik Walden has been a bright spot. 5 tackles on special teams so far in 2 games from a rookie just aquired on waivers 2 weeks ago. Maybe he can help out some at LB and or Rush end in the nickel.
Those 2 spots where we are hurting #'s wise OLB and DE. Also doesn't help with a DE rotation during the game as they don't really seem to trust Brian Johnston much yet either. Not making excuses for Hali but he already has the pressure of replacing allen on him now like yesterday he played all or most 65 plus snaps.
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Is that you, Coach Cunningham?
Wow. Thanks for sharing those meaty insights. I was noticing the same thing about Hali. He has all kinds of heart and a trendous motor, but he needs some help from the other DE/OLB positions.
Great post, booger, and that explains several things that may be going on with this defense.