Thread: First Selection in the 2008 Draft: Linebacker?

Has anybody noticed Gold's play . . . or lack of it? He tackles like he has no
feeling in his arms. I have made excuses for him his entire career, but I've had
it. All we can do now is to hope he doesn't blow any games for us and look to
see who the best linebackers are available in the draft, IMO.

Our defense as a whole

Gold

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Originally Posted by topscribe

Has anybody noticed Gold's play . . . or lack of it? He tackles like he has no
feeling in his arms. I have made excuses for him his entire career, but I've had
it. All we can do now is to hope he doesn't blow any games for us and look to
see who the best linebackers are available in the draft, IMO.

Our defense as a whole

Gold

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I agree Top. Unless he drastically improves I completely agree.
I was cussin Ian big time today.

Safety and DT should also be a priority.

I think we need a DT in the draft myself.

Yeah, something needs to be done. What we saw today isnt going to cut it and it most likely will hurt most when we play someone like San Diego. As a matter of fact, we may need to bench him this year. If that happens, well need to revisit this question later.

Originally Posted by lex

Yeah, something needs to be done. What we saw today isnt going to cut it and it most likely will hurt most when we play someone like San Diego. As a matter of fact, we may need to bench him this year. If that happens, well need to revisit this question later.

Well, I don't know how we're going to do that.

There's not much behind him, is there?

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I think it will be a S, OT, or OLB. The player at anyone of those spots.

Originally Posted by topscribe

Well, I don't know how we're going to do that.

There's not much behind him, is there?

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Do we still have Lewis?

Originally Posted by lex

Do we still have Lewis?

Might make a decent SAM, but I think there would be a dramatic dropoff in speed at WILL.

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Originally Posted by topscribe

Might make a decent SAM, but I think there would be a dramatic dropoff in speed at WILL.

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Does speed matter if the guy can't make the tackle?

Originally Posted by Lorcust

Does speed matter if the guy can't make the tackle?

touché !!

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and that's not something many of our LBs can say; D.J. is about the only one, and he's taken. I'd actually go after a potential starting MLB and start him at SLB if he can beat Webster out for the job; I wouldn't mind having Gold as our WLB, an experienced D.J. in the middle and the better of Webster or a #1 pick at SLB/backup MLB. Green's been Golds backup for a few years now, and I like Cargille, so I think the idea of converting the safety to WLB is a good one, but we need help at MLB. The thing about a good MLB prospect though is this: If D.J. DOES have a great future as our starting MLB, drafting a guy who can also play there means he has the skills to play Will or Sam at least as well. If you don't believe it, look at D.J.s history. Will may not be big enough to play Mike, and Sam may not be fast or smart enough, but Mike can do either of the other two in his sleep.

That and DT would be my top two concerns, because I'm still not happy with our run D, and it ain't because of Ian Gold. Ian Gold didn't let a rookie run 20+ yards for a TD that could've won the game on 3rd and 11; the whole team did. At this point I'm hoping Adams has a good year, stays healthy, and we can resign him for another season or two, because the two hulking first round picks (one a #! overall pick) who were supposed to insure Adams wouldn't have to play all game are gone. But when we face Gonzales, Gates and Clark later this year we'll all be very glad we have Ian Gold....

Bad games happen.

This is not routine of Gold so why the bashing??

If missing tackles was an indication whether you had a job or not . . . Al Wilson woulda been gone along time ago.

How many times have you seen Al try to blow someone up yet watch them bounce off, change direction and pick up a first down??

I lost count (both hands and feet) after the 2004 season . . .


















P.S. Good to see ya Mo!

Love it! Another 1 game is the whole season thread!

Originally Posted by columbiaskinny

Bad games happen.

This is not routine of Gold so why the bashing??

If missing tackles was an indication whether you had a job or not . . . Al Wilson woulda been gone along time ago.

How many times have you seen Al try to blow someone up yet watch them bounce off, change direction and pick up a first down??

I lost count (both hands and feet) after the 2004 season . . .


















P.S. Good to see ya Mo!

He is the highest paid linebacker on the team, by far. He played like crap, he deserves the criticism. Heck, he didn't get a tackle until 9 minutes left in the game.

Edit: his only tackle

i said in my TC preview thread back on BM that i hoped someone could mount a challenge to gold. . . he's been a good 'backer for us, but to me he looks like he's in decline, and has looked that way since the middle of last year-- i'd like to see him prove me wrong, but it's an area of concern for me. . . the way he let that WR slip his tackle was just embarrassing!


on a positive note, our other LBs played pretty well (i want to watch the game a second time before saying too much, but that was my initial impression). . . dj looked better than i expected-- hopefully he's starting to settle in-- and webster was very active, making some hard hits and generally being around the ball. . .