A.J. Klein Placed on IR

hagan714 · 12-20-2017, 07:33 AM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

I certainly don’t take PFF as gospel, however I do find it interesting that they have Klein rated 36.8... Good for second worst starting OLB in the league.

remember he is not a 3 down SLB. He is stuck playing MLB on third downs.

As a first year starter in a new system I have to give him a bit of a pass on this PPF

A true 3 down MLB or switching him to MLB and getting a SLB would go a long way to helping those PPF stats.

This is a big blow to the defense

ScottF · 12-20-2017, 07:50 AM

Was our leading tackler until he started missing games. This will hurt.
Teo has better a good fill-in, but over-pursues too much. Vitt needs to get him to redirect that energy

cmike · 12-20-2017, 07:54 AM

Originally Posted by ScottF

Was our leading tackler until he started missing games. This will hurt.
Teo has better a good fill-in, but over-pursues too much. Vitt needs to get him to redirect that energy

Nolan

AsylumGuido · 12-20-2017, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by Danno

No I haven't. Thats why I said "it seems"

I would be interested in some league wide stats tho.

I know that's what ended JJ WAtt's season and have read about many others, as well. I'll see if I can dig into that.

SmashMouth · 12-20-2017, 08:01 AM

He may well contribute from the sidelines since he calls the defense whilst on the field. May bot hurt as much as we think especially with the emergence of Teo.

ScottF · 12-20-2017, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by cmike

Nolan

my bad- living in the past. The dark, bad, past.

jeanpierre · 12-20-2017, 11:19 AM

Linebackers are dropping like flies, guess we used all of our good karma up in those years with Jackson-Mills-Johnson-Swilling...

Rugby Saint II · 12-20-2017, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Linebackers are dropping like flies, guess we used all of our good karma up in those years with Jackson-Mills-Johnson-Swilling...

Our players always drop like flies..........there is nothing new there. Could the trainers be the next department that gets a new infusion of blood?

SmashMouth · 12-20-2017, 03:38 PM

turbo_dog · 12-21-2017, 08:44 AM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

Is everybody pretty satisfied with Klein? Do you feel good enough about him to move forward with him as our Mike next season? I don’t think he’s really much of a playmaker but he’s a smart player and that’s imperative for the position.

It's a good question. For the first time in years, I say we have a really good LB. I like how Robertson and Teo are playing as well. I don't have any numbers to back it up, but something feels different when Klein is on the field. It seems players get to the ball quicker, attack a RB, go sideways a little faster. I'm not saying he's a top 5 linebacker in the league, but he is a huge upgrade from what we've had since Vilma left.

Going back to the days of Jim Haslett, I always wanted the coaching staff to put more importance on the linebackers. Sam, mike, will, we've been weak there for decades. We can still use some improvement, but Klein is a great first step.

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hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: A.J. Klein Placed on IR Originally Posted by ChrisXVI I certainly don’t take PFF as gospel, however I do find it interesting that they have Klein rated 36.8... Good for second worst starting OLB in the league. remember he is not a 3 down SLB. He is stuck playing MLB on third downs. As a first year starter in a new system I have to give him a bit of a pass on this PPF A true 3 down MLB or switching him to MLB and getting a SLB would go a long way to helping those PPF stats. This is a big blow to the defense darksoul35 likes this.

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ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	Re: A.J. Klein Placed on IR Was our leading tackler until he started missing games. This will hurt. Teo has better a good fill-in, but over-pursues too much. Vitt needs to get him to redirect that energy

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cmike 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Gulfport Posts: 1,427	Re: A.J. Klein Placed on IR Originally Posted by ScottF Was our leading tackler until he started missing games. This will hurt. Teo has better a good fill-in, but over-pursues too much. Vitt needs to get him to redirect that energy Nolan Crusader, Rugby Saint II and 73Saint like this.

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,220	Re: A.J. Klein Placed on IR Originally Posted by Danno No I haven't. Thats why I said "it seems" I would be interested in some league wide stats tho. I know that's what ended JJ WAtt's season and have read about many others, as well. I'll see if I can dig into that. Rugby Saint II likes this.

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ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	Re: A.J. Klein Placed on IR Originally Posted by cmike Nolan my bad- living in the past. The dark, bad, past. SaintFanInATLHELL, Rugby Saint II, 73Saint and 2 others like this.

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12-21-2017, 08:44 AM	#30
turbo_dog 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,592	Re: A.J. Klein Placed on IR Originally Posted by ChrisXVI Is everybody pretty satisfied with Klein? Do you feel good enough about him to move forward with him as our Mike next season? I don’t think he’s really much of a playmaker but he’s a smart player and that’s imperative for the position. It's a good question. For the first time in years, I say we have a really good LB. I like how Robertson and Teo are playing as well. I don't have any numbers to back it up, but something feels different when Klein is on the field. It seems players get to the ball quicker, attack a RB, go sideways a little faster. I'm not saying he's a top 5 linebacker in the league, but he is a huge upgrade from what we've had since Vilma left. Going back to the days of Jim Haslett, I always wanted the coaching staff to put more importance on the linebackers. Sam, mike, will, we've been weak there for decades. We can still use some improvement, but Klein is a great first step.