Zaven back to Middle Backer?

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Im in the move zaven back to ILB camp. He is a vet in the Gannon/Rallis scheme (is actually the longest tenured vet in the front 7 since they came here I believe), has experience at the position, has athletic ability. Not saying he will be ground breaking- but he’s an upgrade to what we have and can allow Simon to learn the defense, instead of throwing a 4th round rookie in the fire
 
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GeorgiaCard88 said:
Not saying he will be ground breaking- but he’s an upgrade to what we have
citations needed here. Collins was playing himself out of the league at ILB

Citation: Akeem Davis-Gaither played for Appalachian State, only notable accomplishment was Sun Belt Defensive player of the year. Been on the bengals for 4 years, one of the worst defenses in the leauge, and he couldnt find playing time.

Cody Simons awards and accomplishments have already been listed... I think this is a clear upgrade.
 

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citations needed here. Collins was playing himself out of the league at ILB
Easy- “Akeem Davis-Gaither”

Once again this is not about zavens ability at the position, it’s about how we are incredibly weak at that position and sorry a 4th rounder rookie doesn’t cover that up

Zaven at least is a better option to stand in
 

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Easy- “Akeem Davis-Gaither”

Once again this is not about zavens ability at the position, it’s about how we are incredibly weak at that position and sorry a 4th rounder rookie doesn’t cover that up

Zaven at least is a better option to stand in
We would have said the same thing the past few years about White, Barnes, and Mack. ILBs don’t transition as quickly as they used to; Collins was better than Beej the past two seasons.

This isn’t Madden; these guys are gonna take time to adjust to the NFL. They’re also not all gonna work out. People are already moving Kei’Trel Clark and Elijah Moore off the roster.
 

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better question:

are they going to a 4-3 on run downs
 
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