I've been in the anti-Jaylon camp and it's because I can't undo what I saw in several games this past season. I don't see how he can play MLB in this league when he can't/won't stack and shed or even try to take on a blocker period. And when there is a scrum he gets completely lost in it unable to fight through it to the ball carrier. Hard to replace him now but McCarthy is going to have to work those issues out of Jaylon.
the hope is new LB coaches, new directions, new plans and new scheme-devise ways can get Jaylon going in the best ways he knows best.
Jaylon can be an explosive hitter in pursuit and head on when he can build running momentum, and he has the physicality to jar and strip the balls loose from ball carriers.
The shed block theory is not coming from a lack of effort but maybe more a lack of instincts.
He tend to guesses gaps wrong, too easily fooled by misdirection and gets caught up in traffic, or caught a step late to the action.
He’s more straight line that doesn’t have top change of direction and knack for coverage that could serve him in coverage.
I don’t think I particularly like a supposed Captain responsible for calling the signals having this many minuses that you have to keep overcompensating for him.
So a big key will be someone like LB coach George Edwards creating ways where his read keys are kept simple, and he doesn’t have to overthink vs run or pass.
Edwards should also be able to devise the best coverage scheme for him, rather than having him cover a WR one on one on all three downs (ala Chicago game beaten for a TD)
Frankly the coaching staff and riff among LB Ben Bloom and DC assistant Kris Richard was quite a mutiny mess, coaches bickering among each other, players revolting against coaches, not disciplined or following out assignments, free lancing, etc. That’s a major problem itself.
The gap scheme and ever revolving door at 1 tech, didn’t help matters with the LBs also.
Also we flat did not have the proper support cast up front to better help him keep big body blockers off of him. .
His blitzing ability should be better exploited –blocking backs should not be able to handle his explosive rush, and it will help if the new coaches knowing what blitzing angles, matchups and packages work out best for Jay-Swipe.