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[QUOTE="SuRaider307, post: 3182014, member: 7082"]
I have been vocal about Richards... you can see on tape he has the speed, size and athleticism required .. I have also seen a kid that needs more experience though because I can tell by his movements he is unsure sometimes... yesterday I did not see him after he misdiagnosed a play, vacated his zone and took 3 or 4 steps forward and they completed a slant that would have not been there if he read the play right...

This is where I disagree with some of the staff on this team... A player like Richards, with the physical tools mentioned above has upside to be an above average LB at our level.. Experience and learning from mistakes on the field is going to make him a better player faster because he just has more in his tool box than anyone but Jones that gets playing time right now. He should have been getting 50% of the snaps this year IMO and his development would be much farther along and we would be a stronger unit for it overall especially heading into next year.. We just cant afford not to develop our best athletes W/size earlier because we just don't get them at every position like the factories do... I have a concern about our staffs ability to develop players and because its not at only 1 or 2 positions.. it might be a philosophy thing..
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