Demeco Ryans

[Melchior]

He's playing well. He's a 2nd rounder. Every player isn't going to be a pro bowler. Ryans is playing at a Pro Bowl level and Boykin, Wolff, Kendricks, Curry, Thornton, Logan and Fletcher are all playing good football. That's not bad contribution from their recent draft picks.

Some of the young guys have also gotten jerked back and forth between vastly different schemes as well.

Kendricks did a damn good job of shadowing Pryor even with the missed tackles.

Edit: Cox has been playing great recently. He's a 2-gapping DE and he and Thornton are destroying the run, so I'm not sure what you're looking for from him. I'd have to rewatch the game to see how he was against GB.

[Sect 236]

This team's inability to draft has made it that a 2nd round pick who can put on his own pads and tie his shoes is acceptable.

Kendricks isn't the worst LB ever, but he's nothing special. The 2nd round is a high pick. At some point, if this team is going to be an actual contender, expectations for high draft picks need to be more than just playing ok.

[Melchior]

Bitching about the 12/13 drafts is just ridiculous.

[Sect 236]

I'm not bitching about those drafts at all. I'm simply pointing out that you're giving this guy a pass for being mediocre because he's a only a second round pick.

All I'm saying is, if you want this team to be elite, sooner or later, your expectations for a second rounder need to rise.

[RSE]

He's not playing well. He's playing ok. Very few players on the 31st ranked defense in the NFL can be said with a straight face to be playing "well." This team is playing bend but don't break defense and been fortunate to have played several shitty ass offenses. The few quality quarterbacks they have played this season have torched their asses. They couldn't get off the field yesterday against a freaking practice squad QB. So please, spare me that Kendrick or Cox or anybody with the possible exceptions of Ryans and Fletcher is playing "well."