VFLEST94
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Something needs to be said about the progression he has made being the heart of this defense. He finished the regular season with 108 tackles. The last person do that for Tennessee was Reeves-Maybin in 2015 with 105. Next year will be a huge year for him and his draft stock.
Refresh my memory. Was it Banks who got kicked off the team for an incident with some cops? If so, he has come a long way both on and off the field.
He’s been solid but his stats are inflated due to our obvious time of possession gap and a lot of his tackles are 3-6 yards downfield.
That someone would be Coach Jean-Marie who apparently told him to get it under control or they would play someone else. Great interview can be found here:I was very down on him last year because he made a lot of bonehead plays, actually started out this season the same. But it seems someone on the defense staff had a come to Jesus moment with him and he has been lights out for most of the season. I was pleasantly surprised with his progression and he might have played himself into some NFL money.
AJ and Reeves-Maybin are also starting in the NFL with close to the same stats. In 2012 AJ had 134 tackles though. I think banks could do that next year.Two things, AJ got a ton of tackles for the same reason and everyone loved him. Two, he does hit behind the los way more than AJ ever did. I mean we are one of top teams in country for tackles for loss and we are pretty good against the run. He’s a part of all that.