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Brooklyndee said:
Well to be technical we play JJ AS MUCH AS WE DO DUE TO INJURIES. However injuries or not since spring we already were going to carve out a significant role for him. That's just facts. There no excuse not to give reps to our youth especially when you consider the reprecussions towards next year's team as a direct result of these choices. Both of them are gone next year. So what then? Because we don't have a clue what we really have in the room if we won't even give them reps. Far as who's playing on the defensive side of the ball and who isn't MARIO has next to nothing to do with this. He simply supports his coaches decisions because that's what any coach who delegates authority properly should do. However he will certainly make an exception and decide to intervene when a player causes issues internally or off field. So we're seeing one exception this year. All things can be true. Heatherman can feel this is our best lineup, he can value athletic linebackers, this particular group might not be ready etc etc. But then you can't justify how many of the reps you give to dudes who don't match all of the established criteria for the position or who create defensive liabilities. You also then have to spread some reps around. Because your guys need reps,they need breaks,they need development etc etc.
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I agree. I’m disappointed with the LB room as well. I wanted a portal LB instead of bringing Chad back to begin with. And yes Hetherman has mostly autonomy when it comes to who is in the game aside from suspension.

I’d love for him to be asked by a reporter why the younger lbs aren’t playing more. I mean Marcellin was banged up. I heard Kelly just doesn’t have it all together yet, but maybe that’s BS. Maybe Hetherman has an agenda. He doesn’t seem like the type to bite off his own tongue to spite his face but I’ve been wrong before. Pruitt isn’t the answer though.
 
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