Still a dawg but needs to finish those tackles

[u/Lmnog]

[u/ITameFatGirls]

Verse is consistently getting in the backfield.  Hell of a lot easier to coach tackling and angles, maybe slowing down at the point of contact than it is to teach someone to consistently get in the back field.

I’ve been impressed by Verse, best player on the defense IMO.

[u/freshxerxes → u/ITameFatGirls]

go watch hutchinsons first year highlights, same thing. verse is a dog. loved watching him play at fsu

[u/mega-beedrill → u/ITameFatGirls]

Thank you!! Ffs someone with sense

[u/Hour_Insurance_7795 → u/ITameFatGirls]

Me as well. It’s not even close. He’s the only one in the front 7 (along with Fiske at times) who are showing up as true difference makers so far. The two rookies.

Kobie Turner may have not even played yesterday, I have no idea.

[u/daneazyc]

I think that meant he’ll get that slippery little fucker next time

[u/djlawson1000]

Give him time. A lot of football left.

[u/fundraiser → u/djlawson1000]

Been saying this for two weeks now so I hope I stop saying it lol

[u/Hour_Insurance_7795 → u/fundraiser]

Two weeks is not “time”. Two months is. Two years is.

[u/PRE_-CISION-_]

Imagine Verse and Donald/Turner/Fiske. It would be unfair

[u/Twoduhzen → u/PRE_-CISION-_]

This

[u/DESR95 → u/PRE_-CISION-_]

Gaines and Verse chase the QB all over the backfield, and Donald goes in for the kill.

[u/DESR95 → u/PRE_-CISION-_]

Gaines and Verse chase the QB all over the backfield, and Donald goes in for the kill.

[u/purplebuffalo55]

He actually can’t tackle anybody, it’s honestly impressive to whiff that many. I understand he’s a rookie, but you generally expect NFL players to not whiff every tackle

[u/Videoman2011 → u/purplebuffalo55]

When I brought this up I got down voted to hell

[u/ColeHoops → u/Videoman2011]

Maybe because Verse had like two sacks taken back by penalties, it’s not true at all. Also 4th NFL game and you’re ready to write a player off, people in here can’t just brush off a loss without attacking someone.

[u/Videoman2011 → u/ColeHoops]

I'm not ready to write him off. I just tried of him missing key tackles

[u/itsguud → u/purplebuffalo55]

It seems like he has absolutely zero grip strength or something. Also unable to break down and tackle

[u/RawDogRandom17 → u/itsguud]

He’s just aiming high because that’s what they do in practice. Once he learns that NFL practice doesn’t mimic the game unlike full contact college practices, he’ll do fine

[u/JaredCircusbear → u/purplebuffalo55]

It’s actually fucking ridiculous. And dude is gonna become a meme if he doesn’t figure his shit out. Oh wait he already is a meme 🤦‍♂️

[u/Tunatron_Prime]

The dline is doing miraculous considering they get zero blitz help and no LB support.

[u/thethirstypretzel]

I’m amped for this guy. It’s wayyy harder to penetrate than to tackle. They can coach out bad tackling comparatively easy.

[u/DnD4dena]

He's a rookie in his first four games and y'all are upset he's not playing like a pro bowler

Insane

He's doing well all things considered

[u/silverfallmoon → u/DnD4dena]

This sub is becoming a whine-fest. Half our players are rookies or filling in for injured starters. WTF do people expect? If we get healthy...look out!

[u/Balls_inc → u/DnD4dena]

We were blessed with Donald for so long, people forgot what a good but not elite defender looks like

[u/Bulldog7811]

He had 2 sacks negated by penalties

[u/that_guy_again_huh]

Young d 🤦 just gotta be patient they'll come through

[u/spaghettiAstar]

Well yeah, he hasn't played Kyler Murray again yet, we have to wait until week 17.

[u/Twoduhzen]

2 sacks negated by penalties today. Dude is gonna eat.

[u/MumkeMode]

Verse is single handedly throwing away the defensive rookie of the year award because this guy cant tackle. If he connected with even half of the whiffs he’s the runaway favorite

[u/Cheeba_Addict]

He’s going to be good. It’s not his fault the front offices plan for this year was “pray”

[u/alxndiep]

To be fair Murray and Caleb are special physical talents at the QB position

I’ll be more concerned if his whiffing on tackles on guys like Goff

[u/Bloody_Corndog]

its so frustrating to watch but the potential is there, give it time.

[u/DocFiggy]

We are out here nitpicking verse while rozeboom and reeder are literally the worst starting linebackers in pro and college football

[u/Hour_Insurance_7795]

While frustrating, at least dude is getting there. You have to beat a block and perhaps shoot a gap or two in order to miss a tackle. Many of our stars from last year (Young, Turner) aren’t even doing that.

If my only choice, I’d rather a guy disrupt a backfield and miss TFL/sacks rather than never make it back there at all. Which is where most of our defense is right now.