We should move Aldon Smith to MLB

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blumayne38 said:
The guys we have now seem to give up a lot of ground before making a tackle. Maybe it’s just a different scheme idk. Or a new way of tackling. But I remember when Ro McClain was playing MLB he played it well. I feel like Aldon can do the same. Also we aren’t equipped for a multi defense.
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McClain was a LB he was never an outside rusher.
 
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How is it that our best defensive player on Sunday was a guy who hasn't played football in 5 years?? Speaks volumes about our other players!!
 
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blumayne38 said:
This is the game of football. Moving plotting scheming...some people like to discuss that aspect of the game.
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How many career outside pass rushers are you aware of that moved to MLB after a season started? Or even before it? Or at any time?
 
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blumayne38 said:
Move him to MLB and go back to a Tampa 2? He seems to move around well enough. And he is big enough to play the middle.
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Aldon smith as a tampa 2 lb lmao come on step away from the ledge.

Aldon smith is a beast getting to the qb and stuffing the run. Don't turn our best player at his position to a weakness at another.
 
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da wut, this is joke right. take a guy that has played on the line rushing the QB move him to a position he probably has never played before, oh and he is almost 5 years removed from playing his last full season.
 
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John813 said:
What could go wrong?

1. He's never played MLB before.
2. He has been an OLB in a 3-4 with different responsibilities
3. Playing MLB takes away his strength of blowing up OL at the POA.
4. Each down he isn't rushing the passer or setting the edge is a wasted down.
5. Doesn't seem like an easy transition from DE/DT at 287, and then asking him to be the middle range coverage LB at times.
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I get your concerns, but all you have to do is, "edit player," and change his position to MLB. Then you adjust his awareness, man coverage, zone coverage, agility, etc. Only takes a couple minutes and you can create a perfect MLB. Not sure why coaches don't do this more often.
 
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OP.......he may be our BEST pass rusher and you wanna move him to MLBer?


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blumayne38 said:
The guys we have now seem to give up a lot of ground before making a tackle. Maybe it’s just a different scheme idk. Or a new way of tackling. But I remember when Ro McClain was playing MLB he played it well. I feel like Aldon can do the same. Also we aren’t equipped for a multi defense.
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Blumayne - I get what you are saying. I remember the days we had Linebackers and Safeties that would make that big hit in the hole. AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE.....not 5-7 yards past it......

Having said that I think that Aldon needs to stay at the line for his quickness. A+ for creativity though!
 

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blumayne38 said:
This is the game of football. Moving plotting scheming...some people like to discuss that aspect of the game.
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Sure, let's move a guy to MLB who has never played the position before. What could possibly go wrong?
 
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He is to big and not in enough football shape, even though he looks like it. Leave him where he is. We will start to gel.
 
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John813 said:
1. He'll be a liability in the passing game unless you switch him down to DE on passing downs or have him blitz.
2. Does what well? Not following you there. He last played OLB 5 years ago at ~260. So far in this defense he's been strictly a DL.
3. If he can read the play correctly from the MLB spot. He's been an edge guy all his playing career. It's not the same as a MLB. Different gap assignments.
4. 20+ sacks is a very high standard. 10+ from a guy who hasn't played in 5 years would be huge. Gregory is another guy TBD and Griffen is a good DE. However, Smith in his prime was/is the best passrusher on this team bar none.
5. The new base is a 4-2-5, aka the nickel. Having a 287lb DE as a linebacker with much more responsibilities sounds like a Madden move tbh.
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nice summary. Especially Re the sack totals.
 
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blumayne38 said:
Move him to MLB and go back to a Tampa 2? He seems to move around well enough. And he is big enough to play the middle.
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Take the best pass rusher on the team and move him to MLB? Hmmm. That would never, in the history of the game, ever make sense. Yet we talk about it. I think this fan base is losing it.
 
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