The Natural
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That could explain why he is invisible these days
I was talking about impactful plays. But thank you for the pointless statistical projection which means zero.He is on pace for 144 tackles this season. Not quite invisible.
Ahem... it's Vandem Bottom.I was talking about impactful plays. But thank you for the pointless statistical projection which means zero.
You have to admit, for whatever reason, our prized LB corps is not making plays.
In fact, the defense as a whole looks like they think their sole job is to bend but not break.
Perhaps it is by design. But both Smith and Vander Esch were the players that fueled the late season drive last year.
We could look a little more of that juice.
I was talking about impactful plays. But thank you for the pointless statistical projection which means zero.
You have to admit, for whatever reason, our prized LB corps is not making plays.
In fact, the defense as a whole looks like they think their sole job is to bend but not break.
Perhaps it is by design. But both Smith and Vander Esch were the players that fueled the late season drive last year.
We could look a little more of that juice.
And it may not be their fault, that's my point.Ahem... it's Vandem Bottom.
The front four does what they do. I don't believe in a lot of Marinelli's concepts but I guess we are okay with how he does things.Yeah, Im looking for more juice from the entire front 7 at this point.
Love the comeback story too but I fully side with you on this one. Was hoping for an even more healthy and confident Smith this season but it’s clearly gone in reverse.No idea.
But the "discounted rate" may be debatable.
Now that OCs have had time to closely evaluate him as a full time starter, they can see there are gaping holes in his game due to that leg.
In space, the man can not move laterally very well at all. He was borderline terrible last game.
Love the guy and am so inspired by him....and he has his value if used properly and limited. But unless he's rushing the passer, he can be a liability in clear passing situations.
Then again, maybe he is playing hurt and we don't know about it.
Lol... you didn't get me and that's okay.
I was most likely vague in my point.
I was talking about impactful plays. But thank you for the pointless statistical projection which means zero.
You have to admit, for whatever reason, our prized LB corps is not making plays.
In fact, the defense as a whole looks like they think their sole job is to bend but not break.
Perhaps it is by design. But both Smith and Vander Esch were the players that fueled the late season drive last year.
We could use a little more of that juice.
I’m beginning to think it may be by design. I could be off here but it appears that the LB’s are lining up deeper from the LOS so as to keep offensive lineman from getting on them. Think Rams last January.I was talking about impactful plays. But thank you for the pointless statistical projection which means zero.
You have to admit, for whatever reason, our prized LB corps is not making plays.
In fact, the defense as a whole looks like they think their sole job is to bend but not break.
Perhaps it is by design. But both Smith and Vander Esch were the players that fueled the late season drive last year.
We could use a little more of that juice.
Back in 2016 according to Dr. Dan Cooper, the issue wasn't degenerative. Smith's leg structurally healed, but there was a chance his nerve would not fire to 100% though he called the chances then "Very good" that it would.
As of last year his nerve had fully healed, there's no reason it'd go back the other way from what Cooper said then, so unless there's some odd new wrinkle that no one talked about yet, I'm not sure I buy this.
Smith's issues may be more mental than physical. He may need a few games to work the kinks out of how he's overcompensated in the past for the injury. He looked like he needed it last year too.
I'm an exec for a publisher and my company's finishing up publishing a book from a Sports Medicine mental health professional that's 250 pages of case studies and stories about just that thing. Sometimes the hardest thing with a sports injury is training the athletes out of bad habits they earn while injured, especially long term. It's not something that gets fixed overnight and there can be regression especially after off seasons. His book primarily deals with Soccer and the NBA, which he has worked in, but I imagine his stories have a lot of similar ones in the NFL.
Yeah. I've said as much in other posts.Or the point might have just been poorly thought out on your part
I know through personal experience a severe direct impact on a previously damaged nerve can cause issues.Back in 2016 according to Dr. Dan Cooper, the issue wasn't degenerative. Smith's leg structurally healed, but there was a chance his nerve would not fire to 100% though he called the chances then "Very good" that it would.
As of last year his nerve had fully healed, there's no reason it'd go back the other way from what Cooper said then, so unless there's some odd new wrinkle that no one talked about yet, I'm not sure I buy this.
Smith's issues may be more mental than physical. He may need a few games to work the kinks out of how he's overcompensated in the past for the injury. He looked like he needed it last year too.
I'm an exec for a publisher and my company's finishing up publishing a book from a Sports Medicine mental health professional that's 250 pages of case studies and stories about just that thing. Sometimes the hardest thing with a sports injury is training the athletes out of bad habits they earn while injured, especially long term. It's not something that gets fixed overnight and there can be regression especially after off seasons. His book primarily deals with Soccer and the NBA, which he has worked in, but I imagine his stories have a lot of similar ones in the NFL.