(07-09-2019, 09:34 AM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote:

(07-08-2019, 03:57 PM)Caldrac Wrote: Quincy has the luxury of playing on a pretty stacked defense already. He's a major wildcard for this team this year. He'll either be the head scratch pick of the draft that ends up being just that. Or he'll be a legitimate steal and hopefully play equally or as good as Telvin Smith did for us. 

Given Caldwell's ability of finding late round talent on defense I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.

I beg to differ.  If you are on a stacked defense, your stats will go down.  Conversely, if you are on a defense that can't tackle, you can rack up your stats like when Poz was the only dude we could rely on.

It depends on the scheme and down and distances to go though IMHO. If you're stacked on one side of the defense and the majority of your pressure or choke point filters through the opposite side then he'll be responsible as the "catch all" on his side of the field. Telvin Smith benefited from this throughout the last few years. If I am a QB, RB or TE I am running the hell away from Campbell at times and taking my chances with Ngakoue instead. 

If the box is loaded with Harrison at times and he's lining up over Ngakoue's or Jack's shoulder then I am certainly going in the opposite direction. I think with Quincy's speed and hitting ability he'll have a chance to shine in spurts if he just keeps the game in front of him and doesn't try to be a hero. By having so much veteran and proven consistency all around him he'll have plenty of plays funneling towards him by the opposition.

I also feel that at times fans get too caught up on statistics and overlook the more important aspects of the game. Which is how effectively a player or unit reacts in critical down and distances. If Quincy ends his rookie year with 70 tackles and a few picks, maybe a sack here or there and he's not being pegged or burned for blown assignments or over pursuing then he's an effective player.

I could care less if one defender has 100+ tackles. I would rather see a well rounded group of 70+ tackles across the board for everyone. It means there was effectiveness occurring more times than not throughout the year.

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