(11-26-2019, 11:28 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: I think you are just reading too much into the move. 

The coaches, out of desperation, were simply trying to mitigate the loss of Dareus by giving the stout 7th rounder a chance. He’s not ready yet, but they had to try SOMETHING. Hell, anything. 
Giving up those yards on the ground to division opponents put these coaches on the hot seat, and I’m frankly glad to see some attempt to adjust even if the late round rookie wasn’t enough to shift the tide. 

Taven losing some snaps was a byproduct or side effect. Not a designed subtraction. 
This had nothing to do with Bryan’s production this year and everything to do with the fact that he’s a 3tech and not a nose tackle.

It is very possible--and realistically pretty likely--that I'm reading too much into the move. I am a fairly large pessimist, in general. It's only been one week so I'm not going to start yelling that Bryan's a bust or the coaches should all be burned at the stake or anything that dramatic. Just an interesting subplot to keep watching. If the trend continues and the team continues hiding Bryan to try salvage the run game, it'll be discouraging and possibly warrant more reflection on Bryan's overall development (he doesn't need to replace Dareus exclusively; they can give snaps to Russel at that spot while still giving Bryan his snaps around the line to keep him in the game rather than hiding him on the bench)...

But for now, I do understand they're throwing darts at a board. We'll see how they handle the dline, and Bryan (and to a lesser extent Allen) moving forward, especially this week against the run-anemic Bucs. Hopefully they find some workable solution, if only for this week. If they give up 200 yards to Ronald Jones and Peyton Barber, I might need therapy...

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