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Originally Posted by Direckshun
Why are you so hardcore on the ILB train?
We only need one who is an exceptional athlete, and we have a Pro Bowler at that position.
The other ILB position only plays like 50% of the snaps, if that, and is little more than a thumper, when we already spent a 4th on that exact position last year.
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Because I'm not a big fan of leaning on Berry to come up in the box to assist with run support when we're getting rolled over. Because a legit 3 down ILB can free up our BEST defensive playmaker to do what he does best, ballhawk, and provide support to our secondary which got burned last year quite a bit down the stretch.
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Originally Posted by Direckshun
Oh my god, no.
We need secondary help, receiver help, and passrushing help.
A thumper ILB does none of those things.
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A thumper ILB frees up our secondary by only needing to have 7 in the box instead of crutching on berry for run support. It also allows Berry to rush while the two ILB's drop into coverage.
Like I said, I'm putting it at 1.5 because I fully agree that we need WR help. With how little depth we have at LB period, let alone ILB, I'm surprised you aren't on board. Losing DJ in the middle hurts our defense far more than losing either Hali or Houston on the edge, and we have NOBODY there to fit into DJ's role in this defense.
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Originally Posted by Pestilence
Nix baby. Let's go big man.
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That was like watching a train wreck
