re: welter

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Its his consistency...slow as he is...he is where he needs to be(intitially)..he doesnt frik up hugely...u give up 5 yards when u should give up 1 you give up ten when u should give up 4... he doesnt miss assignments. but he is slow getting there...yet they feel that, plus his knowing where to line people up...over all is better than a fast linebacker who makes plays sometimes..... highlights even. But isnt consistent and could miss an assignment...and cant line people up after audibles...overall.////////less risk...You guys act like they are evaluating talent and they either cant do it right or we just are waiting for him to explode----hes freaking football slow. period..everyone knows this. Yet Hes not a bad player by any sense. this year will show a lot

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WTF, are you retarded? He doesn't miss assignments?

HIS ASSIGNMENT IS TO MAKE TACKLES AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE!

I personally have no clue on what our coaches think about him. If you are "slow" in the SEC, you are usually a non effective player in the SEC. SEC schools recruit RB's that run sub 4.5 40's and those are the guys he is supposed to be able to chase down after shedding his blocks. He is not fast enough to play at this level and be above very average.
I've seen many plays where he is unblocked and still misses the tackle in the hole or makes the tackle after a 4 yd gain.
I do trust our staff that they think he was our best option at that spot, but I will never agree he was an asset to our defense. He plays hard and gives us everything he has on every play, it's just not enough at this level, IMO.
I pray he isn't our starter all year if he plays at the same effectiveness as last year. If so, you can bet the bank we lose 3 games.