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Originally Posted by Chiefspants
Spags seems to have no use at all for one trick ponies, or, more specifically, one trick ponies who won’t even try to learn new tricks.
I mean, he had Mike Pennel running his ass off in coverage against the Steelers.
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But here's the thing - Uche isn't one-trick.
He's been a stand-up OLB in his time at NE. The guy has played in coverage plenty and been just fine in the role.
As a rusher he has one real trick, but he WILL show an effective bull rush at times that he throws on the back of the speed rush.
I just think this is a measurables thing with Spags and I don't understand it. The things he could do with the zone blitzes, etc... are MUCH more substantial with Uche at DE with his coverage experience than they would be with Danna, Pennel, etc...
And you could even have him do some crazy rotational stuff with Chenal where both guys stand up, one comes down to rush and the other goes into coverage and teams can't diagnose which.
It just seemed like he didn't feel like taking the time mid-season to incorporate the skill-set.
But to act like Uche is just some Bruce Irvin guided missile out there doesn't give him enough credit. He can do more than that.