Twitter: PFF top LBers through week 13

[Hawkeye0202]

Just to be clear, this is top LBers in the entire league, not rookies.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

I was wanting Leonard as well in the draft.

Could you imagine Leonard, Smith, Leighton......

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

Man I wish we had signed Zach Brown

He was sitting there in free agency forever

 

[Direwolf63]

Further evidence that LVE should not be sitting on the sidelines replaced by Sean Lee.

Move Jaylon to the strong side and put Lee at weak side. But whatever they decide to do LVE has to be on the field. He has become too important to just park on the sidelines.

 

[jblaze2004]

Man I wish we had signed Zach Brown

He was sitting there in free agency forever

Commanders made some decent moves in FA. AP, Brown, VDavis was a good pick up a few years ago.

 

[Runwildboys]

I heard someone on NFLN this morning say Jaylon Smith is #7......Now that's a great tandem!

 

[gimmesix]

Further evidence that LVE should not be sitting on the sidelines replaced by Sean Lee.

Move Jaylon to the strong side and put Lee at weak side. But whatever they decide to do LVE has to be on the field. He has become too important to just park on the sidelines.

I would think the the coaching staff wants to keep LVE's snap count closer to what it was at New Orleans (84.6 percent) than what he played in other games without Lee. He played 100 percent of the snaps against Houston (80 snaps) and Philadelphia (62) and 93.7 percent or above against Jacksonville, Atlanta and Washington.

Jaylon Smith has played 100 percent of the snaps in the past four games, and has only been under 90 percent twice this season.

Having another quality linebacker to split those snaps is a good thing for both players. I'd like to see Lee's playing time keep both LVE and Smith in the upper 80s and reduce Wilson to just special teams, taking his defensive snaps, which have ranged from a low of 16.7 percent to a high of 48.6.

So looking at those numbers, I believe Lee should be on the field for anywhere from 40 to 60 percent of the defensive snaps (depending on how much we play three-backer sets).

 

[Nova]

Further evidence that LVE should not be sitting on the sidelines replaced by Sean Lee.

Move Jaylon to the strong side and put Lee at weak side. But whatever they decide to do LVE has to be on the field. He has become too important to just park on the sidelines.

Placing someone at SAM is essentially benching them since the SAM is only going to be on the field 1 out of every 5 plays on this defense.

 

[Direwolf63]

Placing someone at SAM is essentially benching them since the SAM is only going to be on the field 1 out of every 5 plays on this defense.

There is a very simple answer to that.

When you do down to 2 LB's, it's Lee who goes to the sidelines and Jaylon goes back to the strong side. Done.

It's pretty clear by now that Lee is no longer able to handle a heavy workload.

 

[Sydla]

FWIW, they have Smith as their 7th best LB. So he just missed the Top 5 himself.

 

[big dog cowboy]

DPOY

 

[Texas_Pete]

LVE > Roquan Smith. Who knew? Will McClay did, that's who.

 

[Nova]

There is a very simple answer to that.

When you do down to 2 LB's, it's Lee who goes to the sidelines and Jaylon goes back to the strong side. Done.

It's pretty clear by now that Lee is no longer able to handle a heavy workload.

I'm basically in the same boat. I just don't agree with moving LVE from the WILL. He's the best fit there and it's the play-making position of this defense.

 

[DuceizBak]

Bobby Wagner is one of the main reasons I kind of hope we don't play the Seahawks in the playoffs...seriously. That guy is amazing, Luke Kuechley too.

 

[Sydla]

LVE > Roquan Smith. Who knew? Will McClay did, that's who.

Well in fairness, we really have no idea who the Cowboys would have picked if Smith, LVE and Edmunds had all been on the board when we picked.

I don't think it was ever reported that LVE was our top LB on our overall board. I swear I thought I read it was Edmunds.

 

[Prime21]

And we are going to take him off the field for Lee. Ridiculous.

If Romo can lose his job to injury, so can Lee.

 

[Batman1980]

I'd let Lee and Wilson go in free agency and get another stud linebacker for 2019.

 

[stilltheguru]

If Lee comes back missing tackles again he needs to be benched.

 

[Sydla]

I'd let Lee and Wilson go in free agency and get another stud linebacker for 2019.

Waste of resources on a guy who wouldn't play a ton since we play a heavy dose of nickel defense.

Wilson is the ideal 3rd LB if you can get him back on a cheapish deal IMO.

 

[Batman1980]

If Lee comes back missing tackles again he needs to be benched.

Lee sees the writing on the wall, perform or sit down.