DeMarvion Overshown (hamstring) is looking at missing Sunday’s game, but has Jaishawn Barham earned the middle linebacker role regardless of when Overshown returns?
“We're going to play that by ear,” Brian Schottenheimer said. “I think Jaishawn's earning those opportunities though right now with how he's playing. And I do think that the good thing for him has been with the green dot, it does settle him down a little bit. I think it helps him get into the focus and flow of the game … We'll discuss it. But at the end of the day, you’ve got to be flexible because of the fact that multiple guys have to wear it. But I'm very, very pleased with Jaishawn and his development.”
Asked if Overshown could move back to the weak-side, Schottenheimer said, “I think it goes back to what we did all training camp, all offseason, cross training those guys in different spots. And again, for us right now, it's more about just finding the best balance of those guys. But based on formations, the Mike versus the Dime, as we call it, is based on formation. So that's where the cross-training comes in that we've worked so hard on.”
