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Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter
I don't care what motivates him, as long as he gets motivated. He is getting a bad rap from everyone because he is being forced to do what he's not best at, and that is drop into coverage a lot. He is better suited in run support, closer to the line of scrimmage. He's never been a great cover guy, hell he is a former linebacker. If our cornerbacks ever get healthy enough, he can go back to what he does best. In the mean time everyone out there is trying to pick up the slack of others due to injuries mostly.
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You are 100% right. And I blame GW and the other defensive coaches for trying to make players be something they are not. It would be the same as if your boss, knowing you are best at writing news articles for the paper, suddenly assigns you to designing ad copy for the paper. Of course you're going to struggle, and probably fail, because that's not your strong suit. GW knew what AA's skills and weaknesses were before they signed him. They shouldn't be surprised that he struggles in coverage. Against the Jags, he was playing closer to the line and had one of his better games. This probably wouldn't even be such an issue, were it not for the injuries to our CBs.
10-20-2006, 11:24 AM
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