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Donald LaFell

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7 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I wouldn't go that far. He's basically a James Anderson/Will Witherspoon level player. Check the box starter. Not a problem area but not a guy you make a cornerstone of your defense either.

Tell me you didn't just lump Will Witherspoon in with James Anderson. Those two are in no way comparable, with Witherspoon being levels above.

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3 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Three 100+ tackle seasons in 12.

All three guys peaked around the same level. 

You can't be serious. Anderson piled up tackles but was in no way near as dynamic or effective as Witherspoon. I'm not saying Witherspoon was HOF worthy or anything because he wasn't but equating those two players is flat out wrong. 

Witherspoon was way more of an impact player than Shaq or Anderson and is above both of them. Hell, 14 career interceptions and 11 forced fumbles (Spoon) to 3 and 5 (oddly enough both Shaq and Anderson have the same numbers) and he played in the early 2000s for a couple of years when pro sets/ground and pound was still a thing. Shaq was supposed to be a super athlete but effectively took over right where Anderson left off.

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1 minute ago, KSpan said:

You can't be serious. Anderson piled up tackles but was in no way near as dynamic or effective as Witherspoon. I'm not saying Witherspoon was HOF worthy or anything because he wasn't but equating those two players is flat out wrong. 

Witherspoon was way more of an impact player than Shaq or Anderson and is above both of them. Hell, 14 career interceptions and 11 forced fumbles (Spoon) to 3 and 5 (oddly enough both Shaq and Anderson have the same numbers) and he played in the early 2000s for a couple of years when pro sets/ground and pound was still a thing. Shaq was supposed to be a super athlete but effectively took over right where Anderson left off.

Do I think Spoon was the best of the bunch? Yeah. Do I put him head and shoulders above the others? No. 

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21 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

He had three 100+ tackle seasons in 10 season. Shaq has had four in 11.

Shaq got over 100 tackles 4 straight years after TD left, then he couldn’t stay healthy. Being the 3rd LB with Luke and TD limited his stats earlier in his career but once he got TD’s spot he was good. 

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18 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

Shaq got over 100 tackles 4 straight years after TD left, then he couldn’t stay healthy. Being the 3rd LB with Luke and TD limited his stats earlier in his career but once he got TD’s spot he was good. 

They all kinda mirrored each other like that Spoon's and Anderson's three 100+ tackle seasons came over the course of a four year span.

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49 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I wouldn't go that far. He's basically a James Anderson/Will Witherspoon level player. Check the box starter. Not a problem area but not a guy you make a cornerstone of your defense either.

Will Witherspoon deserves better praise than that. We should have kept him over Morgan when it was obvious Morgan’s body wasn’t going to hold up. 

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19 minutes ago, Greatman77 said:

Nice house. No offense to Shaq, but this kind of over-the-top spending is why athletes go bankrupt after retiring. No one needs a house this big and expensive. Live below your means, especially in an industry with very short careers.

Based on his career earnings this doesn’t seem that bad. As long as he’s prudent elsewhere. I’m not sure when he bought the home. 

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6 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

They all kinda mirrored each other like that Spoon's and Anderson's three 100+ tackle seasons came over the course of a four year span.

I have nothing against WItherspoon, I just know when we put Shaq in TD's spot he played great.  More opportunity more tackles. 

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