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Posluszny WLB (1 Viewer)
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johnnyboy8102
Footballguy
The Ravens ran the ball 27 times combined w/ Rice and McGahee and Poz had just 4 solos and 1 assist.
That doesn't make me feel very confident.
That doesn't make me feel very confident.
Daniel Shirley
Footballguy
Ahhh... wait a minute. Whats the scoop here? Why did this happen? Permanent?
I think we're going to see alot of 3-1 tackle weeks for him now.
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
The Bills went back to a 4-3 in Week 5, presumably to boost their run defense. They've not been much better in their current alignment, so it may not be permanent.
No, he wasn't.
Jestefarean
Footballguy
Any effect on Whitner going to the 4-3?
J Giles Band
Footballguy
2Squirrels1Nut
Footballguy
Reason number 23496423 as to why you can never seem to roster enough good LB's in IDP leagues.
Based upon the past couple of weeks, I'd say it looks pretty good for Whitner.J Giles Band said:Jestefarean said:
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
I don't see much changing for Whitner. He's stayed on the field despite glaring man coverage issues and average recovery speed in the zone schemes. He did fine despite playing behind two solid run supporting ILBs in the 3-4. And the 4-3 certainly hasn't been good enough against the run to change the tackle opportunity in its first two games.Jestefarean said:
Jayrod
Footballguy
More like 1-3 scores.To date he has only 16 solos, but 22 assists.
And it doesn't matter what stadium, he has at least 2 assists in every game and has had more assists than solos in 3 of his 5 games. Looking back, he had 60 assisted tackles in 2005. My league gives 2.5 for solos & 2.0 for assists, so I'm loving it.But they do play at KC where the stat crews are way down the list (#23) on assisted tackles awarded.If he can keep it around 3-3 and sprinkle in a big play here and there, he's still a decent LB5. (He's averaging 3-4 on the year so far)
johnnyboy8102
Footballguy
Jayrod said:More like 1-3 scores.To date he has only 16 solos, but 22 assists.
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johnnyboy8102
Footballguy
Maybe his position doesn't matter because the D is so bad that there is plenty of opportunities.
FarEastKilla
Footballguy
Blowing up this week (8), I read somewhere the D-line sucks and the other LB ain't doing much (like 4 tackle combined), so RBs gets to the 2nd and third level a lot... I see feast or famine with his situation, what you guys think?
johnnyboy8102
Footballguy
That D is so bad that there are so many opportunites to make plays. Throw in how generous the Buffalo scorekeepers are with assists and Poz should still be a great source of tackles with some big plays sprinkled in.
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Glaven
Footballguy
I see it more of a feast or bigger feast situation. The D-Line in front of him are terrible, teams can succeed against the Bills in the short passing game, his fellow LBs are nothing special, etc. etc. His combination of talent, awareness, and awesome situation lead me to believe Posluszny is going to put up good tackle numbers whenever he's healthy.
2Squirrels1Nut
Footballguy
Also, while not as talented as Poz, Whitner too is benefitting from the lousy defensive front. Poz, though, will succeed no matter where they line him up. He's a must-start.FarEastKilla
Footballguy
Is Merriman going to affect Posluszny in a negative way?
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
Merriman will have to be healthy enough to play, play more than a handful of situational snaps and then consistently shorten offensive drives with a strong pass rush to limit Posluszny's opportunity. I'm not sure he can accomplish the first of those, much less the second and third.
2Squirrels1Nut
Footballguy
It's not like Merriman's a competitor for Poz's role as a primary tackler in that defense. They have completely different roles that might even be complimentary roles if Merriman were healthy, so he's just not someone I'm worried about.
