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(11-21-2018, 08:19 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: To me, Jefferson was just a pick thrown away.  Sure, he's got all those "wow" physical traits, but what he lacks is football instinct.  You think that can be taught, especially with our LB coaches?  I'm pretty sure that Jefferson would have likely been there in the 5th round.  We could have got a decent Guard, Tackle, or even TE with that 3rd round pick.  I'm not so keen on that Walton selection either, but he really does have time to develop.

But, as for Duke Tobin?  Yeah, he's been slipping, or so it would seem.  This team needs a REAL GM in charge of football operations.  Just turn it over, tell him "Here's the salary cap, do what you must.".  That doesn't mean that Katie can't still be the chief contract negotiator, or any of the other current administrative staff for the team can't keep their current jobs, just turn the football part over to an actual GM.

He certainly wasn't a good fit for Austin's scheme because he played better in an aggressive defensive scheme rather than a passive read and react scheme in college.  He's slow to read and react.  There can a lot of reasons for that.  He may not trust what he sees and second guesses himself.  He may not recognize what's going on.  He may not push himself to make quick reads because his athletic ability compensated for it in college.  Those may get better with experience.  They won't get better riding the pine.

I understand why they took him, because he can match up with RB's and TE's in coverage and we just don't have LB's that can do that.  I don't think he'd be around much longer because he was a productive player that showed coverage and blitzing ability.