(03-10-2022, 11:27 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(03-10-2022, 09:46 AM)I am Yoda Wrote: I simply can’t see the value in trading him. It may be true that he is at his best as a will linebacker in a 43. But I think with the right coaching he can be more than adequate as an off ball linebacker in a 34. If we ask him to do mainly coverage, cleanup, and not call the defense and put a bigger run stopper true 34 inside linebacker next to him, I don’t see where we’re hurt with having him. And since most of us agree we can’t get fair compensation toreplace him with a player of at least his caliber in return, This is not a hard decision for me. We can’t get better getting rid of our good players.

You can't fit a round hole into a square peg. At this point in his career, he is what he is. He's a good player as a 4-3 OLB, he isn't in any other linebacker position or scheme and we now have a 3-4 base defense. He is not a good fit for our current scheme. That is simply a fact. He can't cover. We've been killed by opposing TE's for a few years now. This past Bengals game is a great example of that. C.J. Uzomah was unstoppable, because our LB's and safeties couldn't cover him. We desperately need a true 3-4 ILB with coverage ability or this will keep happening over and over. No amount of coaching is gonna change this. 

I realize that people have an emotional attachment to Myles Jack. He was once one of our best defensive players and he stuck with us when other players like Ramsey and Ngakoue caused all kinds of problems, but Jack is no longer the player he once was. It's time to let go of the past and do what's right for the team and for Jack. Let him go to a 4-3 team where he can be a real contributor at his true position and we can find a ILB who truly fits our scheme and won't let opposing TE's destroy us.