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11-22-2018, 05:48 PM | #2 |
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I'd be much happier with Hitchens if 80% of his tackles weren't 7-10 yards down the field. He hasn't shown me to be worth the contract or much of anything. He's constantly out of the position in the run game and is atrocious in the passing game.
Ragland is absolute trash at everything. Run thumper? What runs is he thumping out there? None. He doesn't thump shit. So far, O'Daniel hasn't looked like starting material either. He makes some plays but he's lost out there alot more than he isn't. This team needs a real leader out there in that unit and instead, they have a bunch of broke dicks. I'd agree that this team probably isn't going to address the situation much, if any, but to act as though any of them are a positive attribute of the defense gives me pause. I'm not worried about the fact that TEs and WRs carve us up on seam routes because Berry isn't there, that will get fixed when he's back. I'm worried about the lack of fundamental pass coverage in underneath zones by the linebackers that suck. This team should have a shot at one of Devin White, Mack Wilson, or Ben Burr-Kirven and they'd be wise to at least consider it. If not, they should at least try to find a mid-round guy that flashes some promise like Dakota Allen or Ulysees Gilbert III. I think that completely ignoring the position is a ridiculous approach. Even if you don't think you should look for starters, Smith is a free agent who absolutely should not be retained, Raglund cannot be a full-time player and sucks at the time he does get, and Niemann is an unproven UDFA guy. You gotta bring someone in. |
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11-22-2018, 06:27 PM | #3 |
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Hitchens is a lot better than what he has looked like. Idk what they are asking him to do in that scheme, but something is off. He looks lost on way too many plays.
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11-26-2018, 08:42 AM | #4 |
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I'd claim Reuben Foster
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