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LMU93
They have a lot of young, talented players at LB but very few- if any- you would consider right now to be every-down players. And to me that's OK.
Littleton with the biggest weight on his shoulders. Can he captain the defense and make all the calls? Will it be Wilson in the end? I am not a believer in Hager, personally, as more than a ST guy. So I think by September the ILB group is really Barron, Wilson, Littleton and Kiser. It will be interesting to see if Scales makes the team.
Outside, the same. Lots of guys with talent and some have experience. Ebukam and Longacre are the front runners but maybe this Lawler kid- who I liked when they drafted him- can surprise. Given he is missing OTAs and probably the early part of camp Okoronkwo is a guy that probably gets more work as the season progresses but maybe not very much in September.
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good post.
I've handicapped Hager higher than you have. I think he can stay out there. However, he is not a Wade guy, and that Littleton has a better build / athletic must have some chalkboard and tape play with the coaches.
Is it Wilson? Or is it Barron? Barron gets it, but he also will get beat up faster out there, too.
My guess remains that if Kiser's brains, which is an asset he has, can wrap themselves around Wade's playbook, he may emerge by the quarter season mark as getting meaningful snaps as the signal caller......ala John Johnson did last season.
For sure, this is going to be more like hockey rotations in groups than one off 'backers for situations during the summer.
Kiser and Hager as the second unit guys, and let them sort it out.
Not too concerned right now. As long as they all stay healthy.
