DJ still expects to be ready for camp

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I don't think it's so much Dorsey as much as it is Gary Gibbs.

We've seen improved play from the offensive and defensive line, running backs, WR's and especially the secondary, but the linebacking position has pretty much been in a holding pattern since 2013.

Had Dee Ford not opted to go to Chuck Smith's Pass Rushing camp in Atlanta during the 2016 offseason, we may not have seen any improvement from him, either.

Fortunately, he went there this offseason as well.

Haley brought Gibbs over from the Saints, right? I'm almost positive he's a holdover.

And while we saw a lot of development in Houston, Hali and DJ under his watch (so it's fair to give him credit for that), I wonder if it's more a question of core concepts that Andy's asking him to teach that aren't working as well (perhaps they just aren't in Gibbs wheelhouse so he doesn't teach them as well). And if so, why not bring in someone else? I see no reason that Andy should be tied to Gibbs long-term.

And then again, maybe Dorsey just HASN'T brought in good enough players. Afterall, we are pretty much asking Gibbs to turn a whole lot of chicken shit into chicken salad. The ILB position has gotten extremely short shrift in the draft. Continuing to flip 5th rounders at guys who project as STers and then expecting a guy to just coach them into 3-down interior linebackers is perhaps a little unfair.