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Message: [QUOTE="Jake, post: 464728, member: 86"] I'm not worried about replacing diabate. He had a great second half if the season and played much better than I anticipated. But I thought a lot if that was the way Shaffer used him. Diabate did not do much scraping. Shaffer used him to shoot gaps the entire year. He had a chance to make plays in the backfield, but often he was put out of position because of pursuit angles. If we get a bigger mike next year, I think Shaffer will use him in a more traditional role. I think diabates performance was directly related to the role Shaffer gave him. Good coaching. [/QUOTE]