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I have complete faith in Smith as being a top tier talent for us. If floyd, Goldman, and Hicks can stay healthy this should be one hell of a scary front 7.
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Lets hope we finally secured a long term solution at LB and not have another bust like in 2013 with Jon Bostic and Khaseem Greene.
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I found this to be a very good evaluation.
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Very good, so more beef on the line, I'm sure he'll like Hicks and Goldman, get Hankins and keep him clean.
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Linebackers getting blown up by guys 80lbs heavier on occasion isn't really shocking news. When the other guys on defense don't make up for the lb washing out a linemen, that's when the play gets in trouble.
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Ask any UGA fan. Tucker's game plan in the first half against Oklahoma was a disaster. He tried to run a bend-dont break scheme that didn't attack the OU offense but rather sat back. He didn't try to shut down the run or the pass, rather just let OU dictate the LOS
Everything in the second half when they held UGA to 10 offensive points and OU had very little success running the ball.
Everything in the second half when they held UGA to 10 offensive points and OU had very little success running the ball.
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That sure didn't help sway me into the "OMG yes!" group.
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Also just saw the end of this scouting report. Laughable that he didn't include the Bears with Hicks & Goldman as fits. I'd rather have Bears defensive line then Packers.
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Doesn't Fangio lean towards bend don't break?
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At times, he does but in true Tucker fashion, he watched his defense get raped on 5 different offensive OU positions in the first half and made zero changes. Rumor has it in Athens that Smart took over defensive playcalling in the 2nd half. Fangio is not the idiot that Tucker is
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Was it surprising that Urlacher had his best season with Washington and Traylor as fatties up front? Not really. Urlacher was not that good either when engaged head on.
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Linebackers look better when they have good players in front of them......just like RBs, CBs, Safeties, etc....
The thing with Smith is that, while not a ridiculous physical specimen, he is smart, takes good angles, and plays quick because he knows where to be. And as far as the physicality goes, he isn't exactly a pussy. I've seen him called "weak" here and that just isn't true.
The thing with Smith is that, while not a ridiculous physical specimen, he is smart, takes good angles, and plays quick because he knows where to be. And as far as the physicality goes, he isn't exactly a pussy. I've seen him called "weak" here and that just isn't true.
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There was a lot of he'll raising on the old cbmb about guards washing Urlacher out or him getting trucked by Jerome Bettis which were all true...but the mofo is in the hall because he still made a shitload of plays....Edmunds is a big boy and he will get trucked too at some point just like roquan will
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Think that is more due to role than talent. Both Hicks and Goldman play more penetrating one gap than controlling blockers 2 gap so that is not exactly the ideal fit for Smith. If you switch them to playing more 2 gap then you reduce their effectiveness as pass rushers as well as they ability to shoot gaps in the run game.
Don't know about all the other teams but I suspect they have their DL and NT in particular playing more 2 gap which is then a better system to keep blockers off of Smith.
Although that is an easy fix IMO. Move Goldman to DE where he can still one gap and get a Jonathan Hankins who you can have be the 2 gap NT that aims to keep blockers off of Smith.
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Game has changed enough that you want more speed in your LB core than strength. Offenses now emphasis the passing game over running. Smith will be able to cover TEs and RBs out of the backfield and is as a sure-tackler as they come.
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Doesn't GB have a new DC? Is his scheme changing?
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It more or less confirms what everyone was saying that Smith needed and was going to be a WILL linebacker. He’s not a do-it-all LB.
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Thats just it too. Not only do I believe that this kid is going to be a quality LB on the stat board. I believe that once again the Bears finally have that eventual defensive leader in the making who can bark out the audibles & field general the players around him into the best position possible for them to succeed every down. Trevethan is very good, & Freeman was solid but we havent had that kind of QB of the defense ILB that people tout about since Urlacher was shunned out the door by numbnuts(Emery)... I do believe Smith can achieve that status.
I think Smith is going to be outstanding in multiple facets.
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Cool video but you can make one for every player in the draft that shows flaws in their game. Im siked for Smith and have no doubt he`ll make an impact on defense for the next decade for the bears.
