formerlyofCtown Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 11 minutes ago, thebandit27 said: More or less what I'm getting at in theory, but I'd want to see more of Neal before thinking that he can handle that role. That's a fair point...I reference Stanford only to say that the team was able to get solid MLB play from a street FA in Edmunds' absence. Now, to be fair, Stanford is one of the best athletes in the NFL, so I don't know if you can expect to routinely be able to pluck guys like that off the street, but they managed to do so, which is great. I'm probably looking for Edmunds to play over the TE against large personnel groupings with Milano/LorAx playing more traditional off-ball roles, and then using Edmunds as a stand-up EDGE defender against smaller groupings with Milano/LorAx/Stanford (and perhaps Neal and Bush) rotating in as my other coverage LBs. That way you can still take advantage of Edmunds' ability to mirror TEs and backs when OCs try to get physical mis-matches by playing extra TEs, while also putting his exceptionally rare pass rush traits (burst, bend, length, etc) to their maximal use. I think tht could actually create an opportunity to dsguise coverages more as well. Given that he is dangerous in coverage and rushing the passer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 3 hours ago, thebandit27 said: - I wonder if, based on Daboll's preference, they'll make a play for Alabama's Brent Key at OL coach He just signed with Georgia Tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 3 hours ago, chris heff said: I found the article by Eric Wood to be too politically correct. Interesting how some people have taken the concepts of respect and diplomacy and turned them into negatives with the phrase "politically correct." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Bill from NYC said: He just signed with Georgia Tech. Huh...guess that's out...though I suppose it's possible he'd reconsider if given an NFL offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Just now, thebandit27 said: Huh...guess that's out...though I suppose it's possible he'd reconsider if given an NFL offer. That was a good call btw. He has done a tremendous job at Bama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, WhoTom said: Interesting how some people have taken the concepts of respect and diplomacy and turned them into negatives with the phrase "politically correct." I believe that the use of a colloquialism such as “politically correct” is appropriate when someone is being overly careful to side step an issue. Did you read the article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 24 minutes ago, chris heff said: I believe that the use of a colloquialism such as “politically correct” is appropriate when someone is being overly careful to side step an issue. Did you read the article? I only read the segments that were posted here. I'm sure this isn't the way you meant it, but the term PC was coined by people who just wanted to get away with being d-bags and got tired of being called out on it. In the context of your statement, I'd be more inclined to say "generously diplomatic." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 2 hours ago, thebandit27 said: Edmunds can play MLB in this scheme; that doesn't necessarily mean that MLB in this scheme is the best use of his skill set. I personally think that he'd be a near-dominant player in the Bruce Irvin LEO/Joker/Elephant/whatever-they're-calling-it-these-days role. It doesn't hurt that Stanford looked quite capable as the MLB when Edmunds was hurt. Or if Devin White were to slip to us at 9... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory Formation Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 I may sign up just to read Wood's columns every week. From the cliff notes and excerpts I've read, he is right on the money on everything. His opinion makes a lot of sense to me. Apparently Wood has the brains to match with the brawn. Not surprising at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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