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Originally Posted by Laz
having two Derrick Johnson's on the team isn't necessarily a bad thing ... Kuechly and Johnson can both cover and stay on the field all the time.
potentially we could walk Houston up to the LOS and go with a 5-2-4 look.
Hali/Houston coming off the edge
Kuechly/Johnson splitting the fielding at LB's
Flowers/Routt bump and run
Berry playing shallow on the strongside
Lewis playing centerfield(because that's the only thing he does well)
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And if the QB audibles into an inside run, you're one missed assignment inside from having a guy split your defense for 20 yards.
It's not a formation I'd be real excited about running on 1st or 2nd down. And I am once again not a fan of taking a 'sub package' player with a 1st round pick - hence my reluctance to get excited about Ingram or Mercilus.
I just hate the idea of taking Kuechly when I think a guy like Hightower can give you 90% of what Kuechly can do in space and do a much better job with 'Ted backer things' like sticking his nose up into the gap or re-routing a TE over the middle. Further, I think you can get Hightower 10 spots lower (or perhaps more).