he has some soundness to his game but his athleticism is lacking. imo
I thought Dakota Allen was the type of player that woulda replaced Hager. I feel Hager is just there cuz of his experience - which is HUGE -
however, i'd rather have an athletic guys that flies around and makes tackles but is occasionally wrong - that can be taught/coached up. Or heck, just use Rapp as that LB/S hybrid and move Littleton over to that heavier LB role. I just like the speed concepts of using fast athletic LBs even SSs.
UNLESS...our team is getting mauled or gashed due to being overpowered in the run game....I'd go lighter/faster with my LBs....just
my thots.
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