Quickest LB Core in the NFL

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No question this will be a area of strength for the Cowboys. Getting LVE back and in the middle will be HUGE. Jaylon going back outside where he belongs and with better coaches will be a welcome sight. Lee is The General. He might have lost a step, but he's still the smartest guy on the field. Thomas is vastly underrated.

With the improved DL this group is ready to shine. A new defensive approach from the new coaches will help also. There is a reason the Cowboys did not draft any LB's in April. This is a strong group and I expect to see them flying all over the field making plays this year.
 
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The starting three are very good, it's the depth that needs to be addressed.

Joe Thomas and Justin March have shown to be ok. It's Luke Gifford and Francis Bernard that need to step up to make this a quality unit.
 
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dogunwo said:
I think the biggest problem was our DTs were too light in the *** and didn't eat up blockers to keep our LBs clean.
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They weren't supposed to eat up blockers. That was the issue imho. We didn't have a hayden we had guys trying to work outside to get around the double teams, leaving the center open to block our linebacker.
 

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Jaylen is probably the quickest LB to ever run from a blocker and contact.
 

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rafaelgreco said:
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Fine music video, but the premise is false.

Lee "quick"? He wasn't quick when he was young. He's less quick now.
Jaylon probably still has straight line speed, but his agility is crap. Even without clear leg issues, he went from athletic to lumbering, and with the *increasing* leg issues, he's hobbled, often unable to break down and cut.
LVE is very quick and agile *for his size*.

Are they even top 5 for quickness for 4-3 defenses? I doubt it.
 
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dogunwo said:
I think the biggest problem was our DTs were too light in the *** and didn't eat up blockers to keep our LBs clean.
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Another issue was Marinelli's strategy was always stunts and loops instead of beating the OL or occupying them. Then teams duplicated what the Rams did in the 2018 playoffs to key inside or outside based on where the LBs were. This year it will be much more of a straight up alignment and that should help our LBs quite a bit.
 
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Aviano90 said:
Not buying the hype again this year. Was pumped about our LB corps last year and was extremely disappointed.
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Lee actually was a huge bright spot.

But yeah..

It was with how the star duo of Wolf Hunter and Jaylon Smith had been such a factor in 2018.

2019 was a disaster.

If you really paid attention to how 2018 ended..

both Jaylon and Wolf Hunter were not playing at the levels they had in early 2018

So there is somemore to address at LB given Lee's injury history and Wolf Hunter is just a blank.

Depending on what and when with the players getting back to the Star and getting doctor attention and followup..

we just do not know.
 
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