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DMoney said:
Brooks is a fair example. I think he was a good take and will be a good player. He played with a bad foot injury this year which slowed him down. But he’s still TBD.

The other guys are bad athletes. McCray ran a 4.92 with a 65 SPARQ. Smith ran a 4.86 with a 72 SPARQ. Wilder weighed 189 pounds with a 79 SPARQ. They failed because they didn’t have that much talent.

Branden Jennings was a high school linebacker. So were Steed and McCloud. Meanwhile, the top LBs in the upcoming draft played DE, WR and QB. It’s a tricky position to project.

Tyler is a take because he’s a strong, quick, mean and explosive athlete. He tosses Armella like a ragdoll. He changes directions. The coaches saw him play LB up-close at camp and loved his movement.

Will he translate? Will he be coached up? All fair questions. But don’t write the guy off just because he played the same high school position as Micah Parsons, Kenneth Murray and Rashaan Evans.
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What about MRob who ran a 4.4 and had like 20 sacks...

Tyriq McCord...

Tyler Gauthier...


We have never been able to successfully transition a HS rush end to a true LB...

We need to stop trying to fit square pegs into round holes...


I have played both DE and MLB, and can tell you that there is a serious learning curve from having to just beat the guy in front of you on your way to the backfield and playing LB with all of the instincts, pre snap reads, shedding blocks, coverage etc... that are required to be elite.

Enough with the **** rush end to LB experiment!

It doesn't work in a 4-3...



Those guys can make good 3-4 OLBs that rush the passer and occasionally drop into coverage, but any LB position that requires LB instincts like in a 4-3 needs guys who have played the position...


Ryan Shazier is the exception to the rule, not the rule...


Hope that I am wrong and both Johnson and Davis turn into stud LBs for us, but with our LB coaches in Baker, Patke and Mandy, does anyone have any faith they will be developed?



Can't wait till daddy's little HC in training is canned and Blake James with him....

And if it takes more embarrassing losses (we all know Diaz is good for at least 2 a year) to make it happen, so be it...

Manny will 100% never win any real championships (just offseason ones)...

"What must be done eventually, must be done immediately"



SO LET IT BURN!
 
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rayray said:
we had a pretty great run defense when we had guys like chad thomas, trent harris, RJ mcintosh, kendrick norton, shaq etc in the front 7. i think it's a player problem & not a scheme problem -- either way it falls on manny but i don't buy the idea that the scheme is inherently broken or bad. he's had too much defensive success here for that to be the case imo
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Yes, Manny's scheme looks horrible with guys he has recruited for it since 2016, and only worked with Goldenofrio players...


"What must be done eventually, must be done immediately"
 
10cane said:
We need more kids with tempers..

Not those fake practice field tempers storming off the field. But The tempers who hate losing and increase the physicality/urgency/competitiveness on Tuesday and Wednesday practices. Bring me war stories.
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AND instincts. I'm not as concerned with testing numbers as I once was. If the young men don't have instincts and can't take coaching, it simply doesn't matter how athletic they are.

I want guys that hate losing so much they make sure it never happens again. That brings out the best in everyone around them.
 
Playing close to the line also helps with getting off blocks which our current lbs are terrible at..I can see TJ working out as long as he gets decent in pass coverage..look at the way he throws olinemen on run plays
 
@DMoney has been preaching how true linebackers are harder to recruit out of high school. Honestly u just have to look for twitch and fluidity (amongst other things) and Tyler seems to have those. Hopefully they can develop him
 
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Nick_conlan said:
@DMoney has been preaching how true linebackers are harder to recruit out of high school. Honestly u just have to look for twitch and fluidity (amongst other things) and Tyler seems to have those. Hopefully they can develop him
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And who is going to develop him?

Baker? lol
Patke? lol
Mandy? lol

What LB worth a **** have any of them ever developed in their lives?
 
tyrn said:
And who is going to develop him?

Baker? lol
Patke? lol
Mandy? lol

What LB worth a **** have any of them ever developed in their lives?
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Don’t disagree but the off-season is manny’s time to shine so let’s see if there are any other hirings/firings first
 
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