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Interesting...LB coach Barry liked Littleton back when he was the coordinator in Washington.Quote
If Los Angeles Rams linebackers coach Joe Barry had his way, he would have started coaching Cory Littleton more than two years ago.
Barry, a former assistant with the Washington Redskins, implored the Redskins to select Littleton in the 2016 draft.
“When we were in Washington we loved him,” Barry said. “I was on the table the entire third day of the draft to draft him.”
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The choice to part ways with Ogletree, a cornerstone of the locker room and the team’s leading tackler the last two seasons, was made somewhat easier by the promise Littleton showed last season.
“When he played last year, he’s the type of guy where you’re creating certain packages just to get him on the field...” McVay said.
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... his performance against the Titans helped solidify their thought that he could become a full-time starter.
“Cory has unbelievable awareness and instincts,” Barry said. “The things that Cory has been able to work on, and as a coach you can coach a player into doing things better, you can get him to use his hands better, you can get him to get in the weight room and get bigger, fast and stronger … he’s worked on those things.”
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