Dansby and Maualuga Worst Strarting LB in NFL

[wolfkaosaun]

(10-21-2016, 05:11 PM)fredtoast Wrote: To me Dansby is the biggest disappointment on the defensive side of the ball.  He was rated as one of the top cover LBs each of the last two seasons and I considered a cover LB one of the biggest needs for our defense.

I don't know how he could have lost it so quickly but he has looked lost in coverage.  Maybe he is being asked gto do something different in our scheme than he was in Cleveland, but I thought he wuld be a big boost for our defense.

Dansby is a much better cover linebacker in zone than man to man. Guenther plays a ton of man to man coverage with linebackers on tight ends or running backs if they don't drop back into coverage.

In Cleveland, Dansby was more of a zone coverage guy who relied more on instincts and reading the QB rather than following the runner.

He has been a disappointment this far, even in zone coverage, but he's much better in that. Although, he has been our best run supporter this season when it comes to linebackers.