LVE and Jaylon are the cupcakes

jwooten15

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Not to be a buzzkill after the huge win, but there’s one thought I’ve been having that I need to share.

LVE & Jaylon were indoctrinated by Jason Garrett’s country club culture of years past. Brand first, football second. Howl/Swipe any chance you can. “Pick your spots when to try to make a play”, as LVE told Micah Parsons on Hard Knocks. Half effort was acceptable; on-field business decisions were overlooked.

Now, it’s 2021. The defense has gotten a ton of new talent and they’re playing hungry and all-out.

And the two Garrett-era linebackers look like timid sheep amongst a group of ravenous dawgs who are 100% effort, 100% team, 100% commitment, and 100% aggression.

LVE and Jaylon are the outliers on the defense now. The organization quickly rid themselves of a lot of the dead weight that Garrett left behind… these two will be next to go before they have a chance to infect the young guys with the disease of mediocrity.
 

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There was a play where Jalen was escaping the pocket running for the sideline, and I saw LB Parsons chasing him, he’s not getting more than 2 yards there.

Then I realized the Cowboy LB had a #9 jersey on and Jalen proceeded to get 7 yards. No exaggeration, I laughed to myself when I realized who that was
 

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im sorry

but i dont feel confident with them on the field

did they play bad? not at all by no means

but they arent difference makers like they were in 2018 because they were straight dawgs that season
 

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Not to be a buzzkill after the huge win, but there’s one thought I’ve been having that I need to share.

LVE & Jaylon were indoctrinated by Jason Garrett’s country club culture of years past. Brand first, football second. Howl/Swipe any chance you can. “Pick your spots when to try to make a play”, as LVE told Micah Parsons on Hard Knocks. Half effort was acceptable; on-field business decisions were overlooked.

Now, it’s 2021. The defense has gotten a ton of new talent and they’re playing hungry and all-out.

And the two Garrett-era linebackers look like timid sheep amongst a group of ravenous dawgs who are 100% effort, 100% team, 100% commitment, and 100% aggression.

LVE and Jaylon are the outliers on the defense now. The organization quickly rid themselves of a lot of the dead weight that Garrett left behind… these two will be next to go before they have a chance to infect the young guys with the disease of mediocrity.

:hammer:
 

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There was a play where Jalen was escaping the pocket running for the sideline, and I saw LB Parsons chasing him, he’s not getting more than 2 yards there.

Then I realized the Cowboy LB had a #9 jersey on and Jalen proceeded to get 7 yards. No exaggeration, I laughed to myself when I realized who that was

that was one play.
There where two other plays where Jaylon allowed Hurts only 2 yards and another for 1 or 0 yards.
Don’t cherry pick.

people and especially ours own fans still hating on Jay.on and he had a decent game.
Even the announcers said he was.

Some fans are very stupid and just hate
 

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I was surprised to see Jaylon calling the defensive plays, and they were succeeding, mostly. But I wasn't surprised to see him just jump on top of a bunch of guys trying to tackle a player and going for a ride, rather than actually grabbing a handful of ball carrier and trying to stop him.
 

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I was surprised to see Jaylon calling the defensive plays, and they were succeeding, mostly. But I wasn't surprised to see him just jump on top of a bunch of guys trying to tackle a player and going for a ride, rather than actually grabbing a handful of ball carrier and trying to stop him.
With Parsons playing DE he will be rotated out so Jaylon is the one LB that seems to stay on the field for most of the packages.
 

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I thought LVE played a decent game. He made at least 5 plays that I saw.
They’re both still capable of making a play here and there. Jaylon had a decent game (by Jaylon’s standards lol) last week against the Chargers). But overall, they’re not on the same level as the rest of the defense.

I’m not talking about talent. I think both guys could still probably be solid LBers, but injuries have taken their toll. I fear LVE’s neck issues may hinder him more than he lets on, which might be why he’s a step slow and doesn’t come with the tenacity he used to. And it amazes me how little football instinct Jaylon has. He couldn’t diagnose a play to save his life.
 

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He’s asked to be invisible? Soak up a few blocks like Demarcus Lawrence? lol
Might wanna check the box score...I would put money on it....for the number of snaps he gets...I bet he has one of the highest percentages of making plays.
 

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For the current Predator n Wolf Hunter they played a good game, but I was watching the game just thinking how crazy it would be if they had a baller at LB.
 
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