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CanesSkins26 wrote:

Fair enough but he's been healthy as of late and has been a machine. He's been consistent and a key cog to the defense.

Agree 100%. Which is why I disagree with the switch to a 3-4. Too many players that did well in our 4-3 last year, namely Carter and Rocky, are going to be asked to change what they've been doing. If we had a bunch of scrubs on D I could understand this decision, but we don't, and I disagree with it.

Paralis wrote:

crazyhorse1 wrote:Bruce Allen is trying to pull an ILB out of his wazoo. He passed on trying to sign Dansby and then failed to sign Foote and is now trying to fix up his mess by shuffling cards (Jarmon, Alexander). Lame and obvious. Rocky can't play ILB effectively-- too small.

Do us all a favor. Check out the Ravens' roster. Find me an ILB on their roster who weighs more than 240. Ellerbe doesn't. Gooden doesn't. Lewis doesn't. Donnie Edwards played a lot of good years for the Chiefs and Chargers at around 230.

But even if you're talking about bigger ILBs, you're looking at guys like David Harris or Patrick Willis or Jerod Mayo, none of whom are bigger than 245. Which is a whopping 12 pounds over Rocky's playing weight. It'll be up to the coaching staff to figure out whether extra muscle will suit him better (it certainly wasn't necessary for a WLB in a Tampa 2), but the idea that Rocky can't do it, either at his current weight or a higher one, has no basis in reality.

Chris Luva Luva wrote:

CanesSkins26 wrote:

Fair enough but he's been healthy as of late and has been a machine. He's been consistent and a key cog to the defense.

Agree 100%. Which is why I disagree with the switch to a 3-4. Too many players that did well in our 4-3 last year, namely Carter and Rocky, are going to be asked to change what they've been doing. If we had a bunch of scrubs on D I could understand this decision, but we don't, and I disagree with it.

That's fine but I don't think the drop off will be that drastic. Sure, we may not be in the top 10 overall but I believe our turnover ratio will rise into the middle of the pack. I think it'll balance out a bit things a bit.

Arizona Cardinals linebacker Joey Porter was arrested outside a Taco Bell this morning after officials say Porter put his hands on a cop.

According to the California Highway Patrol, Joey was driving in a Taco Bell parking lot in Bakersfield -- his home town -- when a friend of Joey's was was stopped by police.

According to officials, Porter pulled up near the action - too close apparently -- because a CHP officer rolled over to his car, where he detected the smell of alcohol coming from Porter's car.

Cops say the officer asked for Porter's driver's license, but he refused to hand it over. ... instead, officials say, the 33-year-old tried to roll up his window.

Cops say the officer tried to reach in the car to manually unlock the car -- and that's when Porter "slapped" the officer's hand away.



According to the CHP, the officer decided to grab Porter's arm -- and that's when things got crazy. Porter allegedly got out of his car "in a confrontational manner."

The officer claims he drew his pistol and ordered Porter to the ground, but he wouldn't comply -- though he did ultimately agree to place his hands behind his head.

Additional officers were called to the scene to aid in the arrest. Porter was eventually taken in to custody and booked at a nearby jail. He was eventually charged with 3 misdemeanors -- DUI, resisting arrest and assault on a peace officer.

Porter recently signed a big fat contract with the Cardinals -- reportedly worth $17.5 million for 3 years.

Gibbs4Life wrote:Um, in light of recent developments I would like to change my opinion...

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