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Carpenter did play a pretty good game. If you are looking for Carpenter to play and look like Brady James, then you have a long wait coming. Carpenter is NOT a super physical LB. However, that does not mean that he didn't play a very solid game.
For the most part Carpenter did seem to step up and fill the holes where he was supposed to. I say seemed to, because any fan who says that they can fully judge how well a player played without knowing what the defensive call was, especially just by watching the angles you get on TV is lying, it can't be done. No, he doesn't fill the holes with the force of a Brady James, and he is a little hesitant when filling holes at times. But there is a bunch of room between being a Brady James and sucking. Even with Carpenters play against the Raiders, I would not say he played up to first round status. But, that is history it doesn't mean that he can't still prove to be a valuable contributor and solid backup for us.
And that is exactly what he looked like Saturday. A good nickle LB, and certainly a solid BACKUP LB. A player worthy of a first round pick, absolutely not, but a good player to have on your team none the less, absolutely.
For the most part Carpenter did seem to step up and fill the holes where he was supposed to. I say seemed to, because any fan who says that they can fully judge how well a player played without knowing what the defensive call was, especially just by watching the angles you get on TV is lying, it can't be done. No, he doesn't fill the holes with the force of a Brady James, and he is a little hesitant when filling holes at times. But there is a bunch of room between being a Brady James and sucking. Even with Carpenters play against the Raiders, I would not say he played up to first round status. But, that is history it doesn't mean that he can't still prove to be a valuable contributor and solid backup for us.
And that is exactly what he looked like Saturday. A good nickle LB, and certainly a solid BACKUP LB. A player worthy of a first round pick, absolutely not, but a good player to have on your team none the less, absolutely.