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Classicalwit
I chalk that up to unrealistic expectations. He's a bit player not an every down starter. His success depended on having better players around him in specific situations so that he is not relied upon.
Perhaps I did have unrealistic expectations for Longacre, Classical.
Then again, Wade had talked him up and had named him a starter back in the preseason. So maybe Wade also had “unrealistic expectations”.
Longacre had played pretty well pre-injury, including outplaying Quinn. I was just hoping for average production from the guy, but that’s clearly beyond him now with his back issues.
Bottom line is that Snead was straining to bring in an edge upgrade these last few weeks, finally succeeding with Fowler. So we board posters were hardly the only ones noticing the need at edge. The Ram FO and coaches definitely saw it, too.
