Time is now for inside linebackers
Dave Canales wants to see a lot from his inside linebacker corps, but it all boils down to one trait: urgency.
That’s how the coach responded Wednesday when asked what needed to happen in that unit.
“The time is now,” he continued. “We have four games under our belt with different packages, playing against different styles of offenses and that’s the production and that’s the urgency that’s being communicated is, guys we need better play here in different spots.”
The unit of Christian Rozeboom (28 in four games) and Trevin Wallace (18) is averaging 11.5 tackles between them per game, and are second and third on the team respectively in total tackles, trailing safety Tre’von Moehrig For Wallace in particular, the Falcons win in Week 3 during which he had five tackles, was a good example of what the unit can be when at their best.
Now, Canales and staff just need to see it week after week.
“There’s good stuff too and I saw Trevin Wallace, you know, two weeks ago play his best game as a pro,” Canales said. “And then he was inconsistent last week (versus the Patriots) and just getting him to settle in there and be big and fast like we know he is; Christian Rozeboom who we’re counting on to call the defense and be in there, you know, let’s talk, let’s execute, and so yeah, there’s a lot of urgency communicated to those guys and they’re up for the challenge.”