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If I recall, he got a boatload of tackles but he was also outta position often and missed a boatload of coverages giving up big plays and first downs. And teams targeted him in the passing game all season.
He's got the physical talents but it remains to be seen if he's got enough goin on upstairs to play in the NFL.

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I see most people that had to draft the kid slowly turning!!

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Maybe he needs more coaching...

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It's been weeks, what's considered not long lmao

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THANK YOU!! Knew I wasnt the only one. Never understood the SA bashing around here

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Where are those stats? Missed tackles and assignments? I hear alot of you say that but I dont see them as often as some of you make it seem. If you could show a compilation of "blown assignments" by SA that would be awsome. Because Anzalone has blown plenty of coverages this preseason at least for the number snaps he recieved.

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Last good coverage MLB for the saints go!....and Vilma was ok not good at coverage

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I am happy to read many feel the same way I do. To play as great as he did his rookie season and change him to strong lb which minimize his time on the field doesn't make any sense. Bring in Laurinaitis to play mlb (by game 2 it was obvious his tank was dry) still didn't make a change to SA. With the new lb coach, I thought for certain he will have his opportunity. Now we have injuries and suspicious doctors with false diagnosis. At this point I am hoping SA get traded so he can at least get opportunity to resurrect his career if DA is black balling him.

I think Klein is better for the unit as a whole but not to develop SA for 2 season after that stellar rookie season something is fishy. If I was Loomis I would be pissed

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Shanle.

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I wasn't looking at stats when I wrote that post, just going from memory. They don't really keep stats for blown coverages or missed assignments because there's no way to really tell who was responsible for what on any given play.

That said, there were numerous articles written on the subject. For example...

This is a reddit post listing 9 touchdowns given up while Anthony was in coverage.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Saints/comm...e_anthony_has/

This is a film study that credits Anthony for his tackles but calls him out on his poor coverage and ability to diagnose plays at the line.
https://www.canalstreetchronicles.co...16-year-review

This is an article that lists strengths and weaknesses of the linebackers last year.
Reviewing the Saints Linebackers in 2016 - Cover32

This is a comparison of Anthony vs. a lower draft pick, Paul Dawson.
Athletic Ability vs. Football Ability ? Stephone Anthony vs. Paul Dawson – National Football Post

This is a list of the first round draft picks from 2015 and the grades given by PFF
https://www.profootballfocus.com/new...-rookie-season

This is PFFs overall grade for Anthony from 2015. He received a poor ranking and was the second lowest score given to any Saints defensive player.
https://www.profootballfocus.com/nfl...e-anthony/9464

There are quite a few more articles that talk about Anthony's success with 112 tackles but also mention his poor coverage.

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Stephone who?

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Beat me to it!