VJCPatriot
Pro Bowl Player
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Thinking that rookies will automatically be as good as the players they replace is a recipe for disaster. For all the griping people have done about AdT, for example, he was still the starter for most of the season. Expecting a rookie conversion project to step right in and be an improvement is, as the line goes, a triumph of hope over experience.
Adalius Thomas sucked and had a terrible attitude problem. So cutting him was just addition by subtraction. As long as Cunningham earns himself playing time in the rotation, the OLBs will be improved.
I look for the most improvement to come from the ILB group though. If Spikes can earn a starting job next to Mayo or at least get significant reps, that will free up Mayo to roam and be the playmaker we know he can be after seeing his rookie campaign.
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