Marcus Washington gone?

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Originally Posted by skinsfan69

How is Rocky going to play strongside over the TE at 235lbs? Rock is a weakside backer. If the coaches have this plan in mind then they really don't have a clue what they are doing.

Marcus Washington isn't going anywhere. He's a team leader that can still perform.

I wouldn't put a lot of stock into his size on the strong side. He has to be able to jam the TE, not take him to the ground.

WLB is a position that inherently has more responsibility. I feel it's easier for any player to look good on the strong side.

It probably isn't as big a difference as I'm making it out to be, but after watching the difference between our defense with Lavar and with Holdman, I'm beginning to think that WLB is the key position for LB play.

It might also explain why they didn't replace Holdman with Rocky, but allowed him to take over for Washington at the SLB when he was hurt. As a rookie, he probably lacked the experience to play a good WLB, but could be masked somewhat at SLB.