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what's your favorite thing about this beast?

my favorites are the way he reads the offense pre snap..he is very intelligent.

his swagger

his heart

the way he brings the play to an instant stop..no more forward progress..

he will hurt you but has a classy way of going about it..
 
He is such a physical player. It is infectious and the rest of the team feeds off of it.

He is an "alpha dog." The other players recognize it. They follow him and respect him. He sets the tone and they follow it. It's a very physical tone.

He is very communicative before the snap. The defense is always giving hand signals and verbal comments to each other before the snap. Ro is directing where things should line up. With authority.

He plays each play like it's his last. He gives up his body like it is just a video game.

He plays the right way. He remains composed when others are not and gets them in line before penalties are committed.

He plays with a drive that looks inspired by God and a love of the game that cannot be taught or learned later in life.

He is the reason we are 5-1, above any other.
 
Nirvana said:
He is such a physical player. It is infectious and the rest of the team feeds off of it.

He is an "alpha dog." The other players recognize it. They follow him and respect him. He sets the tone and they follow it. It's a very physical tone.

He is very communicative before the snap. The defense is always giving hand signals and verbal comments to each other before the snap. Ro is directing where things should line up. With authority.

He plays each play like it's his last. He gives up his body like it is just a video game.

He plays the right way. He remains composed when others are not and gets them in line before penalties are committed.

He plays with a drive that looks inspired by God and a love of the game that cannot be taught or learned later in life.

He is the reason we are 5-1, above any other.
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Beautiful.
 
i left out my absolute favorite thing about him..

he has put to rest whatever problems he has had..finding peace and happiness is a very important thing battling this game called life we deal with.

and he has finally found happiness..

great news for him ............................................and us.
 
Nirvana said:
He is such a physical player. It is infectious and the rest of the team feeds off of it.

He is an "alpha dog." The other players recognize it. They follow him and respect him. He sets the tone and they follow it. It's a very physical tone.

He is very communicative before the snap. The defense is always giving hand signals and verbal comments to each other before the snap. Ro is directing where things should line up. With authority.

He plays each play like it's his last. He gives up his body like it is just a video game.

He plays the right way. He remains composed when others are not and gets them in line before penalties are committed.

He plays with a drive that looks inspired by God and a love of the game that cannot be taught or learned later in life.

He is the reason we are 5-1, above any other.
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one thousand likes you deserve
 
Nirvana said:
He is such a physical player. It is infectious and the rest of the team feeds off of it.

He is an "alpha dog." The other players recognize it. They follow him and respect him. He sets the tone and they follow it. It's a very physical tone.

He is very communicative before the snap. The defense is always giving hand signals and verbal comments to each other before the snap. Ro is directing where things should line up. With authority.

He plays each play like it's his last. He gives up his body like it is just a video game.

He plays the right way. He remains composed when others are not and gets them in line before penalties are committed.

He plays with a drive that looks inspired by God and a love of the game that cannot be taught or learned later in life.

He is the reason we are 5-1, above any other.
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Couldn't have said it better myself

He has transformed this defense with his presence. It's remarkable how different this defense is playing after last years debacle.
 
Nirvana said:
He is such a physical player. It is infectious and the rest of the team feeds off of it.

He is an "alpha dog." The other players recognize it. They follow him and respect him. He sets the tone and they follow it. It's a very physical tone.

He is very communicative before the snap. The defense is always giving hand signals and verbal comments to each other before the snap. Ro is directing where things should line up. With authority.

He plays each play like it's his last. He gives up his body like it is just a video game.

He plays the right way. He remains composed when others are not and gets them in line before penalties are committed.

He plays with a drive that looks inspired by God and a love of the game that cannot be taught or learned later in life.

He is the reason we are 5-1, above any other.
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I like ur alpa dog reference. Mincey said he is like a de at lb.

The first time I saw him stop a rb in his tracks and then slam him to the ground I thought it was going to be a penalty because it looked so violent and forceful.

But after reading minced comment I realized that d lineman tend to tackle like that.

It just looks odd to see a lb meet the rb in the hole but tackle that way.

I wonder if he was a d lineman at some point.

Seeing him make that int last week really surprised me. It was perfect coverage and he made a leap and grab at the ball that looked natural and effortless.

Have to say right now he may be the best all around player on this defense.
 
lane said:
i left out my absolute favorite thing about him..

he has put to rest whatever problems he has had..finding peace and happiness is a very important thing battling this game called life we deal with.

and he has finally found happiness..

great news for him ............................................and us.
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Yeah that's good to see, like you say for all of us. It sounded from the Mincey interview that McClain's personality meshed perfectly with his teammates, and that he's found a comfort zone here. Good locker rooms (and bad locker rooms) are contagious.
 
lane said:
what's your favorite thing about this beast?

my favorites are the way he reads the offense pre snap..he is very intelligent.

his swagger

his heart

the way he brings the play to an instant stop..no more forward progress..

he will hurt you but has a classy way of going about it..
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That he has made me forget about Lee! Don't get me wrong, I wish Lee was on the roster, but he has absolutely done a marvelous job and should keep the job when Lee comes back; Move Lee to WLB! Our linebacking corps is going to be dangerous next year-Durrant is going to be an above average back up!
 
I just love the way he is a leader.
And I love the way our defense has recognized that and fed off of his energy.
We need him. We need him. We need him.
 
He reminds me of Ken Norton, Jr.....tough and physical sideline to sideline player and it infects others. That is what we needed in the middle-----as Nirvana puts it "alpha dog". And now he is playing like the 9th player chosen in the draft. We gots to keep him long term.
 
kimrose said:
I just love the way he is a leader.
And I love the way our defense has recognized that and fed off of his energy.
We need him. We need him. We need him.
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There is no way Jerry can let him walk after this year. And I don't think he wants to. It seems like he has found a home in Dallas and is at peace with himself.
 
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