Why is Jaylon Smith playing?

[Verdict]

yeah...caught that one too late to edit...perils of thinking faster than typing...please follow me a feel free to proof the rest of my posts but please do so within the edit window

I have written things before that don't even sound coherent sometimes.

 

[xwalker]

That doesn’t tell me anything. Situation? Was Lee and another player playing Nickle backer? Was Jaylon rushing the passer? Did most come in the drive before Washington’s drive?

It tells you that it was about 60-40 Hitchens-Jaylon.

Why is a backup playing that much. Would you want a 60-40 split for Zeke-Morris?

 

[Prossman]

with the limited snaps he is able to focus on improving vs being exhausted. let him keep up this pace and he will be back to 100% before season ends.

 

[gimmesix]

Sean Lee.....now that is a tackling machine....at the line of scrimmage. Lee makes good tackles...Smith cleans up afterwards..6 yards downfield

Go back and watch Lee his first year. His head was swimming.

 

[BlueStar22]

Who should be getting Jaylon's snaps. Questions you should ask yourself prior to asking others.

 

[IheartRomo]

Jaylon is better in coverage than against the run. So limiting his snaps is way to go. He only played in 17 snaps against the Commanders and I think that's about right. My biggest concern is we are coming up on week 10 mark that Stephen Jones felt if Jaylon nerve was going to completely heal it would happen around that mark. I see he still has issues with lateral movement and at this point we all just need to accept this is who he is. I still think he is capable of making isolated incredible plays (like sack two weeks ago and almost amazing int last week). The big question will be does Dallas keep him on roster long term if he is part time player who doesn't play on special teams.

I agree with this assessment. He's as bad against the run as any player I can ever recall watching. His pass rush niche appears to be a nice find though and I think he's got some promise in coverage once he learns his assignments better and gains experience.

 

[diefree666]

I agree with this assessment. He's as bad against the run as any player I can ever recall watching. His pass rush niche appears to be a nice find though and I think he's got some promise in coverage once he learns his assignments better and gains experience.

then you have watched very little football.

 

[IheartRomo]

then you have watched very little football.

He's a decent LB vs the run, you say? I don't believe that any logical person with a pulse could believe that at this stage.