Why does Geno Atkins only play on third downs?

[*ochocincos*]

(12-01-2020, 10:27 AM)Sled21 Wrote: Ok, so they IR him, and he still wants to put it off. What have you gained? (and I agree I think he should go ahead and have it and get into the rehab room with JB immediately.) Daniels, Covington and Hunt are already rotating, I don't think you are going to gain anything with McKenzie.

You don't think McKenzie can get 1 total tackle over the remaining 5 games?
That's how many tackles Atkins has gotten over 6.

Putting Atkins on IR would...
1) Guarantee he doesn't end up causing more damage by being out there (even if he's out there on a limited snap count)
2) Give me peace of mind from seeing/hearing our $14 mill DT is active but doing basically nothing. I'd rather him be on IR and see whether someone like McKenzie is worth keeping around next year or not.

I get some may disagree with me and that the money is spent on Atkins anyway, but I get more frustrated from him being active and doing nothing than I would from him being put on IR or made inactive.