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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Havners Heroes" data-source="post: 387857" data-attributes="member: 3296">I think the people over at Cheesehead TV are sort of overreacting on both sides here, from what I've read of this thread though, people here seem to be a little more open to the possibility that maybe Matthews just isn't playing as well as he did last year.Don't get me wrong-- Matthews is still the best and most important player on our defense. He consistently draws double teams, which has freed up guys like Jarius Wynn to come in and make big sacks. His presence alone is a weapon. But he doesn't seem to have the same pass rush burst he did at the beginning of last year. I'm not sure if it's injury or if it's his weight loss that has been the bigger factor, but the OP is right-- he IS getting beat by below average tackles a lot in one-on-one situations.I'm not worried at all, I think Clay's going to be fine and by the end of the season his numbers will be back up. But let's not forget that last season, he was playing at defensive player of the year level. That's a lot to live up to, and he's only in his third season. He can be a great defensive player without being the absolute best defensive player.</blockquote>

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