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Originally Posted by Paintrain
I don't think we need to go out and get someone, I think someone needs to step up. Arrington has shown flashes, but he hasn't been dominant for an entire season. Same thing with Taylor, he's shown flashes, we need him to get to the point of where he's Ed Reed-like. Great analogy of Lewis and Reed, those are defensive playmakers. That's why I didn't cry when Champ left, he wasn't a playmaker. He was solid but he didn't make game changing plays.
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I disagree about Champ, he was a much bigger playmaker than we allowed him to be. I always thought he should be allowed to do more because he's such a playmaker, at least he was for me in Madden.
And I think it's tough for any of our guys to really be playmakers because they are constantly learning new defenses. I think that's a primary reason why our defense tends to play better later in the season, this year being the obvious exception. LaVar has been used in just about every way imaginable, and we've built our defense to be solid without him and spectacular with him. He's made some pretty big plays in his career, remember he saved the 2001 season with the pick against Carolina. I think Lavar Arrington is a playmaker, he just hasn't had the luxury to get comfortable in one system. Our Arrington-Taylor combo is going to be pretty good for a while.