Who we keeping at LBer ?

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(01-16-2019, 10:29 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: This. Plus, how much can we hold some of these guys accountable for the scheme?  Sure, a missed tackle is a missed tackle, but I want my LBs flying all over the place.  If you miss, fine, but if you think you see something, try to make a play.  I know he was a safety, but I have never seen a player that played so free and would make more impact plays than Troy Palumolu.  That kid was amazing.  Sure, he led with his head on tackles and probably won't know who he is in 5 years, but his play was amazing. 

A good example of a Bengal that would make mistakes but played fast and hard is Odell Thurman.  He wasn't the classic Thumper, but at 6'0", 230 lbs, that guy was a menace.  He had 5 INTs and 5 FF in his rookie season.  Sure, he had tons of issues off the field, sadly, that ended his career, but I remember Marv would always be on him to play more disciplined and I was thinking "Shut up, Marv! Take a page our of Jimmy Johnson's playbook!" He wanted guys to be playmakers and play fast, not timid.

Great post SHRacer, this is exactly the type of playmakers we need at LB'er and great points about Polamalu and Odell Thurman, these guys just played as fast as they could and would make mistakes but they would make up for them with this type of play. Think this started with Marv here and this complacency and not wanting to gamble or make mistakes.

So glad he is gone and the team is gambling on a new young HC in Taylor.

Bet Taylor will do the same with the new coaches his picks, namely DC and LB coach.