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SAPHOJUNKIE
This seems to be our biggest need at the moment, which is completely frustrating, considering we have derrick johnson at the position.
Still, regardless of what we think of Haley and his benching of DJ, the guy simply has never performed up to his talent level.
We might be able to find a solid player in free agency, but as of now, how do you view our main rotation?
Interesting sidenote: Demorrio Williams had 117 tackles last year. Normally, I would say "well, so what? If teams run the ball on us 40 times a game, SOMEONE has to tackle him. Numbers don't mean anything." EXCEPT that 95 of his tackles were solo.
that tells me the guy is a sure-tackler, which is it's own kind of asset. he is listed at 230, which seems undersized a bit for a 3-4 guy, but maybe he's the play-maker ILB. Would that mean that haley wanted DJ to be more of the thumper? Perhaps this was the friction - they wanted DJ, due to his size, to hold position and occupy blocks, but he wanted to use his athleticism to make plays.
I don't pretend to know the ins-and-outs of either the system or the haley/DJ friction, but this situation had sparked some theories for anyone else.
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