LVE > Sean Lee

[ak47kaehu]

Lee doesn't have to play the whole game now with a good rotation of quality linebackers. In theory it should help preserve those hammies! Also it'll help keep the lb core with more fuel to finish games.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

and serviceable 4th. Even with Lee out the SLB would be Wilson he is not as talented as LVE or Smith but he has starting experience and plays a solid SLB.

Joe Thomas isn't a bad LB either. I'm happy that we are 5 deep at LB and a high potential developmental guy in Covington and Queiro

 

[John813]

Have each LB(Smith, Lee and LVE) play 66% of the snaps.
Between the 3 of them it'll roughly equal 200%. Past game or two both LVE and Smith were at 98% each of total snaps on D IIRC.

 

[DiResta]

https://www.pscp.tv/TalkinCowboys/1mrxmnMvDDzKy?t=7m48s

point is, Lee has dominated in most of these division games
he knows these teams and it's him at his best

 

[Hawkeye0202]

Tucking this little stat here.......this D is ready to take its own identity w/o Lee

 

[MCMetal69]

Is it wrong that I have a man-crush on LVE ?

 

[Runwildboys]

Is it wrong that I have a man-crush on LVE ?

Ask your boyfriend.
(Sorry, couldn't resist! )

 

[Hawkeye0202]

Is it wrong that I have a man-crush on LVE ?

Depends........

 

[Dallasfann]

At this point I don't care who's playing linebacker between the 2. That really pleases me. Last year I was holding my breath reading the injury report.

 

[TheSkaven]

This thread would have been absurd even a few weeks ago, but I believe that I agree. The Sean Lee that we've seen this year, when healthy, seems one step slower. I don't think he loses his starting job, but I expect the Cowboys to significantly reduce his number of snaps.

 

[NEODOG]

Boz was an average NFL player. Let's hope the comparison is just because they're big white linebackers.

Damn people can't read...... Boz@OU

Never said his NFL time or anything else... . Boz was a tackling machine at OU

 

[robbieruff]

Never thought I would say that but it is true. Here’s why -

1. Lee has been a great player but is not reliable
2. LVE was supposed to be a guy that needed more experience. I don’t see it. He is always around the play, I have not seen him miss a tackle, and he is BIG.
3. LVE is a big guy. He will probably end up being 260 pounds. Guys go down when he hits them. Lee was always a bit undersized.
4. LVE is very quick. Big man who is a glider but man he covers ground. Smith is more of a quick twitch player but LVE is extremely fluid for a big man. Lee was always quick but has no advantage over LVE in speed.
5. LVE has been excellent in coverage. That was his rep and he has been good. Long limbed guy that is tough to throw around.
6. LVE is just starting to come into his own. He will get bigger and with more experience...

I hope they don’t stunt his growth when Lee is healthy.

Thoughts?

Perhaps the early on Urlacher comparisons won’t be as far fetched as some had thought. He’s looking very Urlacher-ish out there right now. Happy to be surprised by the early returns.

 

[nightrain]

A healthy Lee is one of the Cowboys best players. If healthy the Cowboys should start him.

 

[America's Cowboy]

LVE was drafted in the 1st round for a reason.

Sean Lee was drafted in the 2nd round.

Talent-wise, we can see the difference.

 

[tyke1doe]

Damn people can't read...... Boz@OU

Never said his NFL time or anything else... . Boz was a tackling machine at OU

I read fine, thank you. We're talking about LVE as a Cowboy, i.e., an NFL player. That's what threw me off. I'm thinking why would you compare LVE to Boz in college. But the additional context of tackling helped clarify. Thank you.

 

[tyke1doe]

LVE was drafted in the 1st round for a reason.

Sean Lee was drafted in the 2nd round.

Talent-wise, we can see the difference.

I remember reading that Lee would have been taken in the 1st round if not for his injury.

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

LVE was the kind of LB you need to run a 3-4 defense that Parcells was trying to implement.

 

[America's Cowboy]

I remember reading that Lee would have been taken in the 1st round if not for his injury.

Very true. We've seen justification why he went in the 2nd round instead. Sean Lee has 1st round talent but is always injured.

 

[America's Cowboy]

LVE was the kind of LB you need to run a 3-4 defense that Parcells was trying to implement.

Inside 3-4 linebacker?

 

[gmoney112]

He's only just scratched the surface of his potential.