re: Does Perkins walk straight into starting lineup or does her have to earn that spot?

Perkins was a projected Day 1 pick. Then he blew out his knee. Had he declared he’d still be a 2nd, mayyyybe a 3rd rounder but he wasn’t dropping farther than 3 post injury with nothing else. IMO Perkins is coming back, to prove to NFL that he is just as good as he was and will solidify Day 1 status again. Assuming he doesn’t get hurt he’s top 5 LB/Edge off the board next year.

Uh, is this a real question? A healthy Perkins must be on the field. I just hope the staff figures out how to best utilize him.

I'm stoked...

Perkins, Weeks, and Keys...as our starting Lbs.

Talent, hustle, play making and aggressive.

We're in great shape.

This board never ceases to amaze me

You will get downvoted for this thread because there some believe that a player doesn’t need to earn his spot. That could not be further from the truth. If Perkins isn’t doing what he needs to do, he will get beat.

What some will do is “project” and say well he didn’t come back to sit the bench and look at his explosiveness. NONE of them know what he will be able to do after that injury. He will lose lateral movement. He won’t trust his knee for a while. That is a 1 year full recovery which puts him in game 3 at best for being 100%. He will miss spring and fall and try to learn a new position (star).

The best thing for him is to add about 20 lbs of muscle to get stronger and be a LB after this injury. Maybe it’ll slow him down and give him the ability to read the offense better and not overrun plays and get off of blocks. He has struggled with both of those.
Potential and 1.00 won’t buy you a cup of coffee. He has potential. He isn’t great at anything.

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Perkins has to earn that spot

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Yeah right, you let HP start at whatever position he wants

What kinda of question is this he started every game and is prob one of the most if not the most talented on this defense

Of course he has to earn his spot. Every player on the defense has to. He hasn’t exactly been good in 2023 or 2024. He showed flashes in 2022, and that was it.

It’s unbelievable the number of morons on here saying otherwise.

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IMO, Perkins has to earn that spot because for the last two years, he's been horrible and a massive liability. If he was performing at the level he was when he first arrived, no doubt he would walk straight into the starting lineup. If he's the best we have right now at LB, we're in for a long season!

Don't want to hear he's a 5-star player because that was based on his high school performances. If you think he's performing like a 5-star now, then screw the portal because we have some 7-8 star players two and three deep on defense already!

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My man you are dumb plain and simple

Doesn’t need to be playing inside.