I was reading the Questions from Payton's press coference........
I began thinking about the change and how Stoutmire's going to fill that position while Roman is out. I like the way Stoutmire has good instincts and seems to have good hands for a quick pick. Stoutmire also brings about that NFL experience and he often instructs Bullocks where to line up and seems to know what the Offense is trying to do. My only concern about this position is Stoutmire's size.
He is not that big, and I believe he will not be able to smash the run. Bellamy would be much better at stopping the run and perhaps we will switch to a rotation at that position once Bellamy is back in playing shape. I guess we will need our LB'ers to step up and stop the run because Stoutmire is going to have trouble tackling a running back if he gets into the secondary.
To be positve, It is better to lose someone at that positon than any other, but I hope that this position doesn't become a weak spot.
I began thinking about the change and how Stoutmire's going to fill that position while Roman is out. I like the way Stoutmire has good instincts and seems to have good hands for a quick pick. Stoutmire also brings about that NFL experience and he often instructs Bullocks where to line up and seems to know what the Offense is trying to do. My only concern about this position is Stoutmire's size.
He is not that big, and I believe he will not be able to smash the run. Bellamy would be much better at stopping the run and perhaps we will switch to a rotation at that position once Bellamy is back in playing shape. I guess we will need our LB'ers to step up and stop the run because Stoutmire is going to have trouble tackling a running back if he gets into the secondary.
To be positve, It is better to lose someone at that positon than any other, but I hope that this position doesn't become a weak spot.