the LBs?

Roy P · #1 05-16-2009, 12:42 PM

I really think that Cato June will be the Will this season as a stop gap. Cushing and Ryans are pretty much locks, I'd imagine at Sam and Mike. Adibi has to step up because he's a WILL only and if he's not the starter, he may find himself expendable. If he can't unseat June as the starter by December, I imagine we'll be drafting a WILL next season (Weatherspoon, please?).

As for Diles, he's a backup LB at perhaps all 3 positions. That's valuable to the team because injuries do happen. It is fair to give him a shot at the WILL since that is position that is up in the air. I just don't imagine that he'll beat out June. However, he could cause Adibi's departure to happen sooner. That would allow Chaun Thompson to stay on the roster as a pass-rushing LB.

nunusguy · #2 05-17-2009, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Roy P

we'll be drafting a WILL next season (Weatherspoon, please?).

I'm a huge Weatherspoon fan. I think he and not McClin was Mizzous best player and would have been the first Mizzou guy drafted this year had he
come out. He and not Cushing almost surely would have been the second 4-3 LB drafted this year and he may regret not coming out, especially given how weak the Draft was in '09.

papabear · #3 05-18-2009, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Roy P

I really think that Cato June will be the Will this season as a stop gap. Cushing and Ryans are pretty much locks, I'd imagine at Sam and Mike. Adibi has to step up because he's a WILL only and if he's not the starter, he may find himself expendable. If he can't unseat June as the starter by December, I imagine we'll be drafting a WILL next season (Weatherspoon, please?).

As for Diles, he's a backup LB at perhaps all 3 positions. That's valuable to the team because injuries do happen. It is fair to give him a shot at the WILL since that is position that is up in the air. I just don't imagine that he'll beat out June. However, he could cause Adibi's departure to happen sooner. That would allow Chaun Thompson to stay on the roster as a pass-rushing LB.

I think it's June who will have to unseat Adibi. That very well could happen, but you would have to think the Texans preference is for Adibi to be able to win that job. I would think that Adibi is penciled in as the starter right now.

Roy P · #4 05-18-2009, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by papabear

you would have to think the Texans preference is for Adibi to be able to win that job. I would think that Adibi is penciled in as the starter right now.

I don't argue that the Texans would prefer Adibi to be able to win that job. It would be nice if he were able to do just that and make the Cato June signing a moot point. However, I don't think the Texans have penciled him in at the starter, it's up to Adibi's offseason performance to show he deserves that position. June has proven what he can do in this league, and Xavier has not.

NBT · #5 05-23-2009, 05:05 PM

June can hold his weight a little better than Xavier, but he is 29 going on long in the tooth. Xavier on the other hand, has a tough time holding his weight above 220 during the year. Diles has probably improved his 40 speed, but I still think it is between June & Adibi for the starter position at the WILL.