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For the past month or so, I've ready a ton of previews on the upcoming season and writers from all over the US, of which many of them have said something along the lines of this guy is poised for greatness this year. Some calling him the breakout player, others calling him the underrated difference maker. I don't know where they are coming up with this stuff. Why are so many writers so high on this guy, he's done nothing. Sure the coaching staff has penciled him as the guy in the middle and sorta his job to lose. But he really doesn't have anything to show for his first few seasons. Not that we have anything behind him that would make you believe he couldn't win the job but I just don't get why they think he's going to have this break out year. I guess it remains to be seen, if he can play well enough to hold off the other guys.
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Have you ever heard the phrase read and find out..? I prefer watch and find out over speculate and find out. **** me right?Last edited by myMind; 07-12-2013, 12:47 AM. -
Nate Irving career statistics:
2011: 1 solo tackle, 1 assisted tackle (16 games played)
2012: 1 solo tackle, 2 assisted tackles (15 games played)
2011 salary: $548,740
2012 salary: $638,750
$$$ paid to Nate Irving per tackle in 2011-2012: $339,282.86
Just sayin'....Comment
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He has lots of special teams tackles and he was just a 3rd round pick.Originally posted by BowlenBall View Post
When I look at Irving I see a LBer. He is the prototypical LBer. Good size, speed and he does hit. Now he needs to put it together. He is a 3rd round pick and this is his 3rd year. Anyone calling him a disappointment is jumping the gun, I believe.
This is the year we find out if he will be solid.Last edited by Bacchus; 07-12-2013, 05:34 AM.Comment
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Dang, a guy could play in the league a long long time with that limited amount of contact..............Originally posted by BowlenBall View Post
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Forget ST's. We're talking about him as a LB'er. He does hit? What does he hit? The sleds in practice? Because he's sure not hitting anything on the field during games, as a MLB.Originally posted by Bacchus View PostComment
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Good point about the special teams tackles, those aren't included at pro-football-reference.com. Here's his revised stats if we include special teams:Originally posted by Bacchus View Post
2011: 3 solo tackles, 1 assisted tackle
2012: 9 solo tackles, 4 assisted tackles
Career: 12 solo tackles, 5 assists in 31 games.Comment
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I have high hopes for Irving. If he plays well it will solve the biggest problem on the D. Realistically though, I'm not expecting too much.Comment
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dude is a hype machine around this place.Comment
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Mostly negative hype. Everyone is calling him a bust.Originally posted by rmsanger View PostComment
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Care to link us to said articles? I haven't seen anything calling him 'poised for greatness' ?Comment
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I liked him when we first drafted, and I couldn't wait til he took Mays spot. Now, I want him to do well, but I'm not expecting a pro bowl year out of him either.Originally posted by SlyEli View PostComment
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I think he's one of the most explosive players I've ever seen when it comes to running in and jumping on the pile.Comment
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I liked him at NC State
The only issues I had was whether he could hold up phyically
Surely he will be better than Mays though
We saw an old old man with with very little quickness upgrade the MLB significantly over what Mays brought to the table
He will be just fineComment
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