(03-17-2019, 08:44 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(03-16-2019, 08:24 PM)JackCity Wrote: The amount of base we play is totally dependent on what the opponent uses though. So as long as we face 3 WR we'll have to counter most of the time with nickel or dime. So whatever happens it's Telvin and Jack as the backers for the vast majority of the time.

  Also, I don't have stats for  how well we did in specific personnel groupings but we had one of the best first down defenses in run and pass for most of the year i.e where our base defense is played the most

Agree Telvin was a mess last year , so much so that you'd question if he can even get back to being above average in coverage like he was in 2017, Jacks floor seems pretty high there thankfully. 

Having a new base Mike is fine but it's a tiny part of the defense so i wouldn't use much assets at all to fix it (Ryan may be a guy we pegged for that very role).

Another less likely scenario is that if Telvin doesn't bounce back in 2019, they could potentially put Jack at the Will spot and move on from Telvin in 2020. They'll owe 7mil in dead cap - but save far more (~ 18 mil) in salary. 

That requires a lot of ifs, and I'd rather see Telvin bounce back, but Myles Jack at the Will spot would probably be his best fit.

Completely agree which is why, in my opinion, they need to grab an ILB to groom. At this point, it wouldn’t be hard to fill Telvin’s shoes if he doesn’t get back to form. I say that with a ton of disappointment because I like the dude and he has shown previously he can get inside and tackle or cover outside. Since Poz’ departure the LBs have had to be schemed into position and not in a natural fit.

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