inFINSible
Don't believe everything you think.
You're missing the point Fin-atic, no one is saying he can't do it, what the "nay sayers" are doing is pointing out that Zach has very real areas of concern such as his size and his age that can't be ignored. None are saying he can't over come this or that it will even be a factor for certain. What we are saying is that no one, not even the ones trying to paint the rosy picture, such as yourself, knows for sure how Zach will compensate or adjust or what he even needs to adjust to.fin-atic said:You know, I love how everyone keeps saying Zach can be game planned for and the Jets do it, and blah, blah, blah.
Yet he still dominates his position EVEN though they game plan for him. Because they are shifting protections against Zach they are unable to double up the DE positions and Jason Taylor then has big games. The fact that he is so dominant that teams HAVE to game plan for him says something. He is a constant force. His peers know it and that is why he goes to the Pro Bowl frequently. If it was as simple as just "Game Plan" for him then he would not have any success. Don't you think all the teams look at the Jets film and others and try to do the same? They just can't stop him.
As far as how he fits Saban's shceme, how the heck do any of you know what Saban's scheme will be, what Saban's idea of a prototypical LB is? You can't know.
I think the skills that make Zach what he is, intelligence, recognition, physical, great tackler, passion, are what you look for in any LB. And I think they will not change with the scheme nor will his effectiveness.
The point of my article is that before you "nay sayers" speculate that you know what Saban thinks and will do,and before you assume Zach won't be able to meet it, I say he deserves the full support of the fans to be given the chance to prove it before he is judged. Zach has beat the odds at every turn. I think he will do it again.
Saying he is going to be successful or a force, is no more a sure thing than saying he may struggle to adapt to a new system. You just can't assume that a 33 year old undersized linebacker who's been the leading tackler on a defense designed to make him the lead tackler for the last 10 years, is going to seamlessly groove to a new beat.