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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 435896" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'">I don’t care who emerges as the answer at the OLB spot opposite Matthews as long as someone does. If it’s Brad Jones that’d be great since he’s already on the roster and at a bargain price. And the article mentions he had a sack in each of the last two games – that’s a pretty good pace. But according to McCarthy that’s not the challenge Jones would face as a full time starter: </span></span></span> <span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">So he’s too light to handle the position full time and that’s probably why the headline is he’ll play a bigger role and not that he’ll be starting opposite Matthews. It looks to me like Jones may become a designated pass rusher at any of the three spots Clay isn’t playing. McCarthy says he’ll train as an outside <em>rusher</em>. Perhaps he can substitute for a certain ILB who just got a haircut? </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">The story also mentions that Lattimore will get a shot at an expanded role. Lattimore is listed at 6’2” 230 and Jones is now listed at 6’3” 242. If McCarthy and staff have concerns about Jones’ bulk they can’t be thinking of Lattimore starting at OLB. More likely is he’ll compete with Jones as a rusher from more than one LB spot. What was somewhat interesting to me is the one player who flashed playmaking ability in preseason (other than Clay of course) is listed at 6’3” 263 and isn’t mentioned as a candidate to start at OLB. The staff must see a flaw in Vic So’oto’s game that isn’t apparent to us, or at least to me. Yes, he lacks experience but he’s got the body to start at OLB and seemed to have the instincts. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">After the season the defense had it makes sense to give Jones and Lattimore a shot at improving the pass rush. It makes all kinds of sense to me to get So’oto lined up at the spot opposite Clay from the moment he arrives at the first off season meeting. But they can’t count on just the talent they have to improve so they have to add more talent at OLB and I’m confident they will. Whether the talent they add will satisfy the fan base is another question… </span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 435896, member: 4300"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=tahoma]I don’t care who emerges as the answer at the OLB spot opposite Matthews as long as someone does. If it’s Brad Jones that’d be great since he’s already on the roster and at a bargain price. And the article mentions he had a sack in each of the last two games – that’s a pretty good pace. But according to McCarthy that’s not the challenge Jones would face as a full time starter: [/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=tahoma][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=tahoma][COLOR=#000000]So he’s too light to handle the position full time and that’s probably why the headline is he’ll play a bigger role and not that he’ll be starting opposite Matthews. It looks to me like Jones may become a designated pass rusher at any of the three spots Clay isn’t playing. McCarthy says he’ll train as an outside [I]rusher[/I]. Perhaps he can substitute for a certain ILB who just got a haircut? [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=tahoma][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]The story also mentions that Lattimore will get a shot at an expanded role. Lattimore is listed at 6’2” 230 and Jones is now listed at 6’3” 242. If McCarthy and staff have concerns about Jones’ bulk they can’t be thinking of Lattimore starting at OLB. More likely is he’ll compete with Jones as a rusher from more than one LB spot. What was somewhat interesting to me is the one player who flashed playmaking ability in preseason (other than Clay of course) is listed at 6’3” 263 and isn’t mentioned as a candidate to start at OLB. The staff must see a flaw in Vic So’oto’s game that isn’t apparent to us, or at least to me. Yes, he lacks experience but he’s got the body to start at OLB and seemed to have the instincts. [/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=tahoma][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]After the season the defense had it makes sense to give Jones and Lattimore a shot at improving the pass rush. It makes all kinds of sense to me to get So’oto lined up at the spot opposite Clay from the moment he arrives at the first off season meeting. But they can’t count on just the talent they have to improve so they have to add more talent at OLB and I’m confident they will. Whether the talent they add will satisfy the fan base is another question… [/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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