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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mondio" data-source="post: 811781" data-attributes="member: 10441"><p>He surprised me this year, and i've said it before and I'll say it again, it wasn't just the sacks that stood out.  His ability to set the edge in the run game or turn it all back inside can't be understated, nor his ability in pass coverage.  I don't remember the last time I actually saw one of our OLB's legitimately covering someone downfield, and he did on a weekly basis.  That ability gave Pettine great flexibility to use players he had to keep a respectable defense on the field.  and week after week, I'd see them run right at Gilbert who either got blown out of the play, but more often than not, took himself right out of it by crashing down rather than playing his position.  On the flip side, Fackrell repeatedly was playing his position well and working within the defense and turning plays back inside.  They rarely got around him, at least not compared to the others.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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