(11-30-2022, 12:11 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(11-30-2022, 12:01 PM)carp8dm Wrote: Listening to the Radio the other day...

I don't remember who it was, but they read my mind...

Why not move Walker to the inside and let him rush with his hand on the ground.  Then, take Devon Lloyd and try him out as the edge rusher?

Walker and Lloyd are absolutely first round talents.  But it's clear they are tweeners that need to be put in the right spots for thier talent.  It's time to get imaginative and move those 2 guys arond.

Especially Walker.  Walker loves to just bull rush on pass plays.  Heck, just put him on a Guard and let him wreak havoc! 

Lloyd is smart and fast, but he's lost out there at Will LB.  Put him on the edge and let him pin his ears back and go after the QB.  Lloyd looks like a swivel hipped Mo-Fo that can use his athleticism to get around the edge.  Give him that opportunity.

Everyone here, on the radio/tv/internet and even the coaching staff have talked about getting Walker snaps inside at 3 tech ever since he was drafted.

The staff simply made a very common decision to allow him to learn one position at a time. And he clearly is still learning to rush from the edge. 

Is it time to "prematurely" slide him inside despite that decision in June? Probably. Can't really hurt at this point IMO. 
Will they do it? 
No idea.

They allowed him to learn one position?  Eh... I mean, that's a nice platitude.  But he's doing the same thing in week 11 that he was doing in week 1. 

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a football player.  But I've been coached and trained before.  What I see from Walker in week 11 is the same I've seen from him 4 months ago.  He's either not willing to learn, or this isn't the best position for him.  

That's just my opinion.  I'm not a football savant or anything.  I'm just watching the games like everyone else.  Walker has talent.  But it doesn't look like he's an Edge rusher.  That's just what I see.  And the clamor and clangor is getting louder.

EDIT - I'm not calling Walker a bust. Matter of fact, I still thing he's special. I'm just saying that we are trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Let him succeed where he feels the most comfortable.

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