Haven’t really payed a ton of attention to Jalen this year, but at times I see him get beat. Just curious if he has been playing well statistically, and if not is it him or something else?

  • Young_LRB
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    1 year ago

    His role changed with having a competent front 7 in the defense. He doesn’t have to be in every single defensive play now which has translated to less tackles and less missed tackles. His coverage has been good but he hasn’t had game defining moments like he had to have consistently last year.

  • IAmSonaB
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    1 year ago

    He’s regressed a little, but I think his role is different than before. He does an amazing job of sniffing out the run and has made some pretty solid TFLs. Considering the fact that his rookie year he was playing at a pro bowl level, it’s a little disappointing how he’s played so far but he’s at least been a solid starter.

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    1 year ago

    Considering we thought he was going to take that next step into that elite tier, I’d say he’s regressed.

    Hoping he can get back on track.

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    1 year ago

    He’s been solid and DeMeco has asked him to blitz a lot more than he’s normally used to in past years that’s a little bit because he’s one of the only ones he gets home on the blitz but the items tells you that he’s probably regressed a little bit but the stats for our team defense say that he’s doing what he supposed to do.