I can't stand Justin Durant

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I hated the fact we resigned him this year and think he's a progress stopper. He must be almost 40 and never understood the fascination with him. Having said that he looks so much better than Jaylon. He is flying around and is making a good amount of plays while Jaylon is getting completely lost. I feel terrible for Jaylon but he doesn't have the burst and gets spun around too much in run defense and pass defense. He looks horrible and I can't believe I am saying this but I'd rather see Durant at this point.
 
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Zekeats said:
I hated the fact we resigned him this year and think he's a progress stopper. He must be almost 40 and never understood the fascination with him. Having said that he looks so much better than Jaylon. He is flying around and is making a good amount of plays while Jaylon is getting completely lost. I feel terrible for Jaylon but he doesn't have the burst and gets spun around too much in run defense and pass defense. He looks horrible and I can't believe I am saying this but I'd rather see Durant at this point.
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Progress stopper for whom??
 
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Aven8 said:
Progress stopper for whom??
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First off is the head coaching staff.

Wilber, Crawford, Heath, Kellen Moore, and anyone Marinelli believes is a good 1-tech DT is the next group.

Finally, sadly, I must state that Witten is quickly joining these groups. I’m not saying that Rico’s progress is being stopped, but we have to draft a quality TE in the next draft.
 
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I don't get the frustrations over Jaylon. What did you guys expect from him?
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I'm not frustrated with him at all. The fact that he's on the field for so many snaps right now is surpassing my expectations. However, he's been thrusted into the starter role prematurely due to Hitchen's injury. That's how I want to believe history went, because if I thought for a second that the coaching staff believed he was more set at MLB than Hitchens, then I would instantly lose all respect for them and their "all about competition" stance. Jaylon was a College Stud and will potentially be an NFL stud, but Hitchens is at least 1 level ahead of him as a MLB at this point (Hitchens is more experienced, but he's also pretty darn good against the run, too). We need the best LB's on the field POINT BLANK!

Part 2...and I know I'm going to be labeled as "crazy", but I believe that Jaylon is a true WLB and when he finally earns that spot (Lee retires) he needs to lose 5-10 lbs of weight (he looks all of 250-255lbs). He currently looks like he's bulked up like a young Rolando but his strength in college was his balance of agility, speed and length (as a ~240lb'er). He currently doesn't look/play anything like he did at Notre Dame (partially understandably). But if you were to create your perfect WLB in a 3D printer, it would come out looking like Jaylon from College. He's the prototypical WLB (just like Sean Lee would be at MLB...albeit not as brittle). Hopefully Jalon returns to 100% and the coaching staff understands how to use his strengths (i.e., not as a MLB).
 
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LB corp lacks speed...and Jaylon hasn't regained his.
 
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Not sure what some folks were expecting from Jaylon, and the other rookies on defense, this season. When you put in that much inexperience there are going to be growing pains. In Jaylon's case, there's also the reality of still recovering from an injury - he's still playing with a drop foot brace.

Those moves are more about what's better long term than an immediate upgrade for veterans who left. That's not what some want to read, but it is what it is.
 
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"Progress Stopper" is the most annoying term used here after "RKG"

Can the guy get us closer to wins or not, if yes, why be annoyed with him using a roster spot?
 

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Zekeats said:
I hated the fact we resigned him this year and think he's a progress stopper. He must be almost 40 and never understood the fascination with him. Having said that he looks so much better than Jaylon. He is flying around and is making a good amount of plays while Jaylon is getting completely lost. I feel terrible for Jaylon but he doesn't have the burst and gets spun around too much in run defense and pass defense. He looks horrible and I can't believe I am saying this but I'd rather see Durant at this point.
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How's a guy who has to play a progress stopper?

I don't think people even understand what that even means anymore.
 
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