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Originally Posted by The Goat
I disagree (sort of) w/ your take on Blache's comments from last year. Marcus wasn't a standout at any point last season (though he did post 8 tackles in the only game i saw live @ Fed Ex), but I think what you noticed, and what coach referred to, is when Marcus doesn't play teams have more success running to the strong side. While his ability has diminished some Marcus knows the system and the position better than anyone we currently have the roster. His difficulty in coverage could be mitigated by 1) better pressure up front 2) better coverage behind him (Horton so far hasn't really learned to cover well)
...bottom line I think MW will be better at SLB than anyone on our roster and i bet Blache feels the same way. But Marcus has several things working against him. The FO has gotten very stingy, and smart, w/ veterans taking up cap space. The roster is pretty full w/ talent already as in we probably carry extra d-line and o-line guys into the season. And finally, pride is working against him more than anything probably. Pride effs w/ our head and decision-making. He should re-sign for vet min cuz it's gonna be the best damn defense he'll ever be part of...and yeah he'd start.
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I agree. And as I've said, of course he's not as good as his first 2 years here, but he was pretty damn good, and even losing a step he's still better than what we have. I still think he gets a lot of the blame for the Witten TD when Horton failed to come over the top like he was suppose to. Rookie mistake. If Marcus can only play 6 or 7 games a year than I don't want him. I'm just not convinced that's the case. But to think that we have better Strongside LB's on this team and Marcus is the only player who has had injuries is ridiculous. We are pretty much
counting on some of our starters to recover from injuries aren't we? I think he could make a very real contibution to this team.