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Dude is a tackling machine.and only 22 years old worth devloping,and he is by far the best tackler from the lb´s didnt see a missed tackle,and both those sacks well timed blitzes..
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Rocky Raccoon and 305 like this.
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He's at his best playing downhill. I wonder if at some point this season we see Tripp at WLB, Jenkins in the middle, and Misi back at SLB. Jenkins still struggles in coverage - hopefully that's something that will improve with time.
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It is hard to find a bright spot on a defense that gave up 34 points to a bad Chiefs offense, but Jenkins appear to play effectively for the most part yesterday. He still needs vast improvement in pass coverage though.
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Actually coverage is supposed to be Jenkins strong suit .It was in college anyway.He is undersized for a MLB job IMO.
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I guess someone forgot to tell Jenkins that pass coverage is suppose be be his strong suit.
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Jenkins is better built for MLB than Tripp, IMO. With Tripp's athleticism, I think he'd make a better run-and-chase WLB, at least in this scheme or if whoever replaces Coyle uses a similar scheme.
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I wish Tripp would bloody well get healthy already, tired of seeing being deactivated every game
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Yes .It really depends on the scheme.
BTW I think it was last week when Jenkins had great coverage on a WR that was way downfield.Few LBs have that mobility and range.He needs to be more consistent though. -
I was a Jenkins fan when he was drafted and he seems like the light is turning on for him.
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Uh, dude missed a tackle on his very first snap of the game, the safety was a terrific play though :wink2:.
I agree with RoninFin, he needs to get better in coverage. I don't like his zone drops, too mechanical, not enough awareness to down/distance and where his help defenders are. To me he's an ideal backup, not a guy you want starting.
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Jenkins made some mistakes here and there, he didn't play a perfect game. Overran some stuff and got a bit sloppy. But I mean, he's a 22 year-old kid who was a backup since the start of camp.
He played a really nice game overall. Active and energized. Really good to see that from our LBs. I expected him to compete seriously for time this year, but i didn't think it'd be this soon in week 3. Good for him.