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Originally Posted by Joshua
Maybe, but that also sounds like typical Kubiak protecting his guy and trying to cover up a guy who's just not producing much. I recall people always calling BS when he did this with Mario and would say in his press conference after Mario didn't show up in the stat sheet that he was playing great and getting double-teamed all the time.
And to stay with Mario, as best I can recall, when the topic was moving Mario to OLB, everyone talked about how Wade's defense was designed to allow the OLBs to rush the passer nonstop and that they were the primary beneficiaries of the scheme and pointed to the ridiculous numbers Ware is able to put up in Dallas as proof of how Wade creates a bunch of opportunities for his OLBs.
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When you have a Mario or a Ware or a Cornelius Bennett, you rush them 95 percent of the time. When you have two guys that are mirrors like Reed and Barwin, both guys being more complete defenders you then have to ability to send either one and drop the other on any given play. Our defense is more unpredictable with the current OLB starters then it was when Wade got here and was looking at how to bring Mario against a TE or a RB.
I say that Wade has more tools available and he keeps the opposing OL men guessing more as to who is dropping and who is coming. And a split second of indecisiveness is all that is need in the NFL.
Wade is using the tools that are laid before him, and Watt and Smith are the guys creating havoc for opposing QBs, the OLBs are relentless they will get theirs.
And besides, the only person that Barwin is hurting right now is him, and maybe his agent. He should of taken the bird in the hand when it was offered.
I'm not concerned about Conner as long as our defense is playing the way it's playing right now. The team is on a role and I hope that this can be maintained until February.
And I am not looking for the Texans to go undefeated, so I am enjoying the current run.