Which player on defense surprised and is a keeper?

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For me, it was Donovan Wilson. That dude should have been named starter from week 1. He got better and better as each week passed. He became our James Washington type Safety...JUST MAKES PLAYS AND is always around the ball. He is fearless and has some swag. TO ME, on our win streak, HE was the catalyst. He and Dlaw, Gallimore , Diggs are all building blocks and cornerstones. Everyone else can be waived as far as Im concerned. Wilson gives me hope. That guy brings toughness and a belief.HE IS THE ANTI XAVIER WOODS. Mike McCarthy and Nolan did the team no favors by not starting him early. Thoughts? Who is your player ?
 

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Rayman70 said:
For me, it was Donovan Wilson. That dude should have been named starter from week 1. He got better and better as each week passed. He became our James Washington type Safety...JUST MAKES PLAYS AND is always around the ball. He is fearless and has some swag. TO ME, on our win streak, HE was the catalyst. He and Dlaw, Gallimore , Diggs are all building blocks and cornerstones. Everyone else can be waived as far as Im concerned. Wilson gives me hope. That guy brings toughness and a belief.HE IS THE ANTI XAVIER WOODS. Mike McCarthy and Nolan did the team no favors by not starting him early. Thoughts? Who is your player ?
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Wilson
Galimore
Diggs


none are super stars....I have to see more. but at least good rotational guys.....Diggs showed some good and was bad at other times.....lets see if he can improve next year...
Galimore needs more coaching, has some of the skills but still very raw

Wilson has a knack....not sure if he will ever be a superstar, but he can be solid....
 
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CowboysFaninHouston said:
Wilson
Galimore
Diggs


none are super stars....I have to see more. but at least good rotational guys.....Diggs showed some good and was bad at other times.....lets see if he can improve next year...
Galimore needs more coaching, has some of the skills but still very raw

Wilson has a knack....not sure if he will ever be a superstar, but he can be solid....
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I'd say Diggs showed some stuff his rook year and that is a very good thing.
CB is a very hard position to transition to the NFL. It generally takes years, like OL.
 
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Clear cut Donovan Wilson

But there were players who improved as the yr went on.

Diggs was playing soft and was getting eaten alive early with soft coverage. The more aggressive he played as the yr went on the more plays he made on the ball and started getting turnovers.

Jaylon as much as he's hated on this forum started playing really good later in the yr when Nolan stopped dropping him into coverage. And to no suprise the better the DTs started playing the more plays Jaylon started making. This is how uneducated most fans are because they like to fault Jaylon for getting eaten alive by OL not knowing that the DTs are supposed to shield him from OL to get to the ball. Once that started happening he started getting pressure on the QB started getting stops at the LOS.

Gallimore started playing ok after being lost early. Started getting inside push. When early teams were running at will on the team late in the yr teams were struggling to run some.
 
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Rayman70 said:
For me, it was Donovan Wilson. That dude should have been named starter from week 1. He got better and better as each week passed. He became our James Washington type Safety...JUST MAKES PLAYS AND is always around the ball. He is fearless and has some swag. TO ME, on our win streak, HE was the catalyst. He and Dlaw, Gallimore , Diggs are all building blocks and cornerstones. Everyone else can be waived as far as Im concerned. Wilson gives me hope. That guy brings toughness and a belief.HE IS THE ANTI XAVIER WOODS. Mike McCarthy and Nolan did the team no favors by not starting him early. Thoughts? Who is your player ?
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Yep..............Wilson is everything that the horrid Heath wasnt. Already a better play maker then Heath and better tackler.
 
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Jaylo........

For sure Donovan Wilson. Diggs played a lot better a lot faster than expected, he clearly had the physical skills.

For biggest surprise I would actually say Aldon Smith and Randy Gregory even though Aldon faded. If you had bet a nickel on Aldon Smith 12 months ago you would have more money than Jeff Bezos right now.
 
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Jaylon as much as he's hated on this forum started playing really good later in the yr when Nolan stopped dropping him into coverage. And to no suprise the better the DTs started playing the more plays Jaylon started making. This is how uneducated most fans are because they like to fault Jaylon for getting eaten alive by OL not knowing that the DTs are supposed to shield him from OL to get to the ball. Once that started happening he started getting pressure on the QB started getting stops at the LOS.
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But but but there was an entire thread with the video of Jaylon getting blocked by a 350 pound OT!
 
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But but but there was an entire thread with the video of Jaylon getting blocked by a 350 pound OT!
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lol, idc who you put back there at LBer with the DT play this team had they wouldve had the same results as Smith.
 
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Rayman70 said:
For me, it was Donovan Wilson. That dude should have been named starter from week 1. He got better and better as each week passed. He became our James Washington type Safety...JUST MAKES PLAYS AND is always around the ball. He is fearless and has some swag. TO ME, on our win streak, HE was the catalyst. He and Dlaw, Gallimore , Diggs are all building blocks and cornerstones. Everyone else can be waived as far as Im concerned. Wilson gives me hope. That guy brings toughness and a belief.HE IS THE ANTI XAVIER WOODS. Mike McCarthy and Nolan did the team no favors by not starting him early. Thoughts? Who is your player ?
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You stole my pick. Yes, Wilson brings it.
 
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lol, idc who you put back there at LBer with the DT play this team had they wouldve had the same results as Smith.
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Exactly, Ray Lewis would have been knocked on his azz but we had an entire thread claiming it was a bad play by Jaylon.
 
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Clear cut Donovan Wilson

But there were players who improved as the yr went on.

Diggs was playing soft and was getting eaten alive early with soft coverage. The more aggressive he played as the yr went on the more plays he made on the ball and started getting turnovers.

Jaylon as much as he's hated on this forum started playing really good later in the yr when Nolan stopped dropping him into coverage. And to no suprise the better the DTs started playing the more plays Jaylon started making. This is how uneducated most fans are because they like to fault Jaylon for getting eaten alive by OL not knowing that the DTs are supposed to shield him from OL to get to the ball. Once that started happening he started getting pressure on the QB started getting stops at the LOS.

Gallimore started playing ok after being lost early. Started getting inside push. When early teams were running at will on the team late in the yr teams were struggling to run some.
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I'm not as down on Jaylon as others, he's had some bad games but some good ones too. At this point his play is under such a microscope fans seem to just watch what he's doing and that's all. There's a reason Jaylon tackles are further down the field and that's often because the dline hasn't fully done their job. Yes Jaylon has taken puzzling angles at times but to be 3rd in the NFL in tackles he has to be doing something right. Move him full time to strong side LB and he'll be better.
 
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CowboysFaninHouston said:
Wilson
Galimore
Diggs


none are super stars....I have to see more. but at least good rotational guys.....Diggs showed some good and was bad at other times.....lets see if he can improve next year...
Galimore needs more coaching, has some of the skills but still very raw

Wilson has a knack....not sure if he will ever be a superstar, but he can be solid....
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wilson and Diggs will be pro bowlers.
 
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