The play of our LB's

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(09-27-2017, 10:18 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: Minter plays MIKE and Vigil plays SAM....different roles, and Minter is the starting MIKE, even when Burfict returns.  The fact that he is solid in base at MIKE helps our nickel backers stay healthy (see earlier post about Vrey) and do their jobs. 

Evans sure as shit did not look like a finesse player in the preseason.  He was laying the wood.  I have no idea how that guy slipped to where he did, but I think the future looks very bright for our defense with Burfict, Vigil, and Evans in the middle.  

Yes, what I am saying is that Vigil will man the middle and Tez will be the Sam in their base nickel packages. The fact that Burfict was out and Minter still only got 18 total snaps vs GB, 38 vs Ratbirds and 19 vs Texans says to me they they're not that high on him. Vigil has something like 95% plus of the defensive LB snaps, with Vinnie Rey coming in second. That speaks volumes to how they will use him now that Tez is back.