Ole Miss MLB Patrick Willis

[Big C]

trotter got tons of tackles but sucked for us. we would be fine at mlb if marshall had some protection, in that case we'd get a new DT. really either way IMO we either need to upgrade the MLB or the DT, not both necessarily

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Originally Posted by Big C

trotter got tons of tackles but sucked for us. we would be fine at mlb if marshall had some protection, in that case we'd get a new DT. really either way IMO we either need to upgrade the MLB or the DT, not both necessarily

I don't think Marshall is big enough to take the pounding that the MLB has to deal with.

Strengthening the middle of your line is always a good move and it seems that they need to move Marshall outside. They have to at least bring a starting quality MLB to compete for the spot.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Grim21Reaper

I don't think Marshall is big enough to take the pounding that the MLB has to deal with.

Strengthening the middle of your line is always a good move and it seems that they need to move Marshall outside. They have to at least bring a starting quality MLB to compete for the spot.

Yeah, I've been saying for awhile that Marshall needs to be moved back outside. Undersized MLBs can be effective. Antonio Pierce and Jonathon Vilma are prime examples. I don't think Marshall is physical enough to take on the interior lineman that scrape to the MLB. He and Rocky can compete for Holdman's vacated spot on the weakside, where Lemar excelled in place of Lavar back in 2004.

The linebacker play has to be shored up, and I think Patrick Willis could be a very fitting solution. But I think that Alan Branch could do more for this team than Willis and another player could and if hes there at 6, thats where we have to go. MLB can be fixed, at least temporarily, through free agency provided we get the right guy.