And ....No this isn't about signing Dak to this horrendous extention....
It's about how they are gonna deploy their linebackers.
From what is being heard through the grapevine....Your starting unit is...
SLB-Lee
MLB-J.Smith
WLB-LVE
I don't even know how you begin to quantify this...
SLB- Lee.....Can't cover
MLB-J. Smith...taking on O-linemen @ the point of attack isn't his strong suit.
WLB-LVE...playing him here...takes away his greatest attibute...being able to play from sideline to sideline. Your basically taking half the field away from him..making him a hash to hash player. Big mistake.
Then in the nickle package....they are gonna take out LVE..and deploy Lee and Smith.
I'm sorry....any defense without LVE as your primary middle LBer...is asking for trouble. He is the heart of your defense.
We will see if the whispers coming out of camp are true...hopefully...not.