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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 2419450, member: 40"]
I'll begin by qualifying how easy it is to root for Ellison, and how much respect I have for him playing to physically despite his size, and how he handled his departure.

Kid is a warrior, no doubt.  But the fact remains that he is too small and slow to fit this scheme.  Big hitter?  No doubt.  But if you are going to be undersized, you better compensate with speed--and that's an attribute that he just didn't have.

I understand why he was brought in by the previous coaching staff.  Kid's a gamer, and it made sense to get our foot in the door at Don Bosco.  And when we had all of the injuries two seasons ago, Ellison filled in admirably.  He just wasn't a great fit due to his limitations.

I have zero issue whatsoever with him looking to transfer.  He started 2/3 of a season, and had 90 tackles.  He doesn't want to close his career being relegated to special teams for his final two seasons -- totally understandable.  But this spilled milk mentality doesn't make much sense, IMO.  It is possible to both respect Ellison and to recognize that we would be better off with a bigger, faster kid taking his roster spot.
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