2024 Season | Week 12 | Thursday Night Chatter Thread | Steelers @ Browns | 11/21/2024

[ravidubey]

We have to go to a 34. No matter who the HC/DC is, we have to do it for Micah's sake alone.

And I still say he's going to have to play at 250-255. He can easily gain 10-12 pounds without it affecting him. He won't be able to not train in the offseason and be as light as possible for sack stats only, though. If he won't do that, trade him.

Yeah, fuck it, trade him if we're determined to ruin him.

I would be leery of bulking Micah up much further since his game relies so much on speed, but like you said if he can do it without hurting his speed and flexibility then absolutely he must do it.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I would be leery of bulking Micah up much further since his game relies so much on speed, but like you said if he can do it without hurting his speed and flexibility then absolutely he must do it.

He was 246 at the combine. He should already be at an easy 255 without even trying, which is plenty big enough for a 34 OLB.

But IMO he has to have the mindset to want to play the run. I honestly don't know if he has that. I do think a Belichick or other respected defensive coach could convince him of it, but they can't just leave it up to him to do what he wants to do.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

He was 246 at the combine. He should already be at an easy 255 without even trying, which is plenty big enough for a 34 OLB.

But IMO he has to have the mindset to want to play the run. I honestly don't know if he has that. I do think a Belichick or other respected defensive coach could convince him of it, but they can't just leave it up to him to do what he wants to do.

Parsons may be the only player on this defense I'm not worried about in any capacity. We just need to add some legit studs around him. Second might actually be Overshown.

 

[ravidubey]

Parsons may be the only player on this defense I'm not worried about in any capacity. We just need to add some legit studs around him. Second might actually be Overshown.

He's never been hurt before this year, though and it's increasingly likely the more he directly faces OL who outweigh him by 70-80 pounds.

 

[Simpleton]

Parsons may be the only player on this defense I'm not worried about in any capacity. We just need to add some legit studs around him. Second might actually be Overshown.

We just need a well-rounded interior presence, I like Osa and would like to keep him, but we need someone who can stuff the run and give us 3-6 sacks a year.

Add that and we can work around the rest that's maybe less than ideal.

 

[Bill Shatner]

I just don't understand why a havok causing LB that literally lined up everywhere as a rookie, not just at DE 90 % of the time wasn't good enough for these fucking idiots.