Marlowe Wax Injury

[cusefan88]

I hope they stick with Barron at LB. Wax and Barron (over McDonald) would really help the overall athleticism at that position.

You know I thought the same thing. Barron should be playing downhill at LB. Grant has been excellent at Safety.

 

[Newhouser]

Barron is the best LB on the team. Wax included.

 

[djorange1989]

I hope they stick with Barron at LB. Wax and Barron (over McDonald) would really help the overall athleticism at that position.

100% agree

 

[phil77]

Yes I agree Barron and Wax should be our 2 middle of the field linebackers going forward on every down

 

[shu 49]

I hope they stick with Barron at LB. Wax and Barron (over McDonald) would really help the overall athleticism at that position.

He has kicked ass.

 

[Cusefan69]

McDonald leads the team in tackles and had a strip tackle earlier in the game. Yup I get he isn’t the fastest but again the coaches clearly view him as a positive on the field.

 

[OttosDad]

McDonald leads the team in tackles and had a strip tackle earlier in the game. Yup I get he isn’t the fastest but again the coaches clearly view him as a positive on the field.

He’s a valuable piece and belongs at this level. It’s no slight against him but Wax and Barron are faster. We need our LBs playing sideline to sideline. Not necessarily Derek’s strength

 

[kcsu]

I can see Wax and Barron at LB and Mcdonald playing some edge.

 

[PhatOrange]

I can see Wax and Barron at LB and Mcdonald playing some edge.

In a 4 down set. That’s the way I’d go.

Watching the end of Ole Miss and LSU they’re both rushing 4, I don’t know what the deal is with EC rushing only 3 all the time. We’re just not built for it.

 

[shu 49]

McDonald leads the team in tackles and had a strip tackle earlier in the game. Yup I get he isn’t the fastest but again the coaches clearly view him as a positive on the field.

I was pissed first gamebut he has come on amazingly. Baron is a stud at linebacker.

 

[DomeHolmes]

McDonald leads the team in tackles and had a strip tackle earlier in the game. Yup I get he isn’t the fastest but again the coaches clearly view him as a positive on the field.

I like McDonald, but I like Barron a little better.

A linebacker leads almost every team in tackles, and we only play with two, and one has been hurt most of the year, so he is the leader in tackles, almost by default. I think he simultaneously leads this team in both tackles and missed tackles.

Also, if we use him as a rush end, there will be those that are saying, “why is he there and not KingJoseph?“. Both would be fine there.

i’m not sure what Fran is going to do when wax comes back.

I’m not sold on grants ability to play pass first from his position. He seems to want to play downhill all the time just like Barron, so I probably would be opposed to Baron taking Grants spot.

McDonald probably plays his share but not as much as he’s been playing.

 

[FrancoPizza]

McDonald leads the team in tackles and had a strip tackle earlier in the game. Yup I get he isn’t the fastest but again the coaches clearly view him as a positive on the field.

Put McDonald in situations where he doesn’t have to read. Disguised blitzes etc.

 

[cjmurray34]

Wax comes back after the bye week. Book it.

 

[AAM62]

You know I thought the same thing. Barron should be playing downhill at LB. Grant has been excellent at Safety.

Grant wasn’t excellent today. He was very bad except for the strip sack.

 

[mark79]

In a 4 down set. That’s the way I’d go.

Watching the end of Ole Miss and LSU they’re both rushing 4, I don’t know what the deal is with EC rushing only 3 all the time. We’re just not built for it.

This is the one thing that drives me nuts the most. We get virtually no pressure on the QB.

 

[hoopsupstate]

We need a lot more speed at linebacker. We are just too slow.

 

[Trueblue25]

Wax is our best LB, don’t really think its a debate. All the missed tackles are infuriating

 

[JoeSU]

We need a lot more speed at linebacker. We are just too slow.

Especially when facing mobile QBs.

 

[JoeSU]

Wax @ MIKE
Barron @ WILL
Diggs at SAM.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

Wax comes back after the bye week. Book it.

You mean like everyone has been saying?

 

[cjmurray34]

You mean like everyone has been saying?

Okay dare to be different. Wax comes back for Virginia tech. Book it

 

[NCo’range]

If he's back for Pitt, do y'all think he will be 100%?
What exactly was the nature of his lower body injury?

 

[GoSU96]

Put McDonald in situations where he doesn’t have to read. Disguised blitzes etc.

Studying the all-22 I see. Do you know the play calls and responsibility for him on each play?

 

[upperdeck]

If he's back for Pitt, do y'all think he will be 100%?
What exactly was the nature of his lower body injury?

Being a minor bone injury he probably should have much speed/mobility loss. its more a pain tolerance and getting back into running shape thing. But with all the new running in pool type stuff he is way ahead of what a normal person could recover with.

 

[cusefan88]

If he's back for Pitt, do y'all think he will be 100%?
What exactly was the nature of his lower body injury?

My blind guess is he plays 50% of his usual snaps on defense and it takes 2-3 games to get back to his full snap count.