Tobias-Reiper

And what would you like him to say publicly? "Shanle sucks"?

Vitt can only work with the players he's given, within the system he's given.

CharityMike

No actually, I would like him to say nothing. He goes out of his way to talk him up. Somebody said that our LB's have sucked because of the personnel. I disagree because it's the coach's that bring in the personnel and then say that they are great when we can obviously see they are not.

Tobias-Reiper

Vitt has not brought anyone to this team. Who comes, who goes, is ultimately decided by the HC and GM.

Vitt has not installed any defensive scheme. He has to teach what's given to him by the DC.

And Vitt (I believe) didn't make the call on who's starting.

Vitt has to work within the parameters he's been imposed: he has to work within someone else's system, with the players and their personalities given to him. If he knows that Shanle responds well to public praise, well, of course he is going to do it, no?, Or if he's been told Shanle is going to start, what good would out of Vitt coming out in public and saying "Shanle is ok", or saying nothing at all?

And who knows, maybe Shanle is a very good LB but has been hampered by the systems he's played in? I mean, is it really his fault he got matched up with Vernon Davis?

'Cause the simple man pays the thrills, the bills and the pills that kill