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Minter had a tough go because he had to replace Los and DWashout and that's a tall order. He isn't either of them but he is a good solid player and deserves more respect then most of us give him.

I have listed ILB as our 3rd biggest concern/hole on the team but that's more of an issue with how deep this team is then anything else. I do miss Dwashout and Los but Bucannon get's a ton of love from pundits and Minter is playing very well himself.
 

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I heard Minter's name mentioned often during games by the announcers. It seems everyone is happy with him except for most on this board. I think he's a solid player. Not great - but does a decent job.
 

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I heard Minter's name mentioned often during games by the announcers. It seems everyone is happy with him except for most on this board. I think he's a solid player. Not great - but does a decent job.
And that is what most draft reviews said about him, he will be a solid pro and that is what the Cardinals got :)
 

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Very average, bad in coverage. Need an upgrade.
 

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Minter has developed into a solid and physical run stuffing 2 down ILB. He does not play in the nickel.

I've read that he has shed a good amount of weight so that he can be a 3 down player, do you think he can make the transition?
 

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Cannot understand the negativity toward Minter---he's steadily progressed and been highly motivated.
 

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Minter is serviceable, but can definitely be upgraded. Problem ? ILB is a lost art, colleges and youth football do not develop ILBers that can play in the NFL.

Thus the problem is there is a shortage of talent, that, and the Cardinals seem to believe drafting an inside linebacker is a waste of a pick. There was a good class of ILBers this year, and the Cardinals decided to draft a bunch of defensive backs. Nothing wrong with it, but when you are thin at ILBer and will end up cutting a DB you drafted it will make you scratch your head.......at least a little.
 

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[QUOTE="ILB is a lost art, colleges and youth football do not develop ILBers that can play in the NFL.

There was a good class of ILBers this year, and the Cardinals decided to draft a bunch of defensive backs.[/QUOTE]

hmmm, you seem to have two statements which are counter to themselves...

So if.... nevermind
 

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Good not great.

I think the hate is just a result of too-high expectation set by the likes of Dwash and Dansby.


Like Michael Floyd is a very good WR. Hed be a #1 on a lot of teams. But weve been so spoiled by years of strong WRs like Fitz and Q and even Breaston that we look at Floyd and think hes an underachiever.

They are perfectly average and that's perfectly fine.
 

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[QUOTE="ILB is a lost art, colleges and youth football do not develop ILBers that can play in the NFL.

There was a good class of ILBers this year, and the Cardinals decided to draft a bunch of defensive backs.

hmmm, you seem to have two statements which are counter to themselves...

So if.... nevermind[/QUOTE]


That is a good catch.

I guess I should expand on it.

For the most part, colleges are not producing elite athletes, like Miles Jack, or Luke Kuechley, for example. Furthermore, there the overall talent pool is shrinking more and more every year.

Yet, this last draft class had more ILBers available than normal, that seemed to have a lot of upside. Reggie Reagaland (sp?), Blake Martinez, and Antonio Morrison to name a couple of them. All of them were late round players too, thus my surprise that that Cardinals didn't draft one.
 

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Ronald McKinnon 2.0

Minter is serviceable, but can definitely be upgraded. Problem ? ILB is a lost art, colleges and youth football do not develop ILBers that can play in the NFL.

Thus the problem is there is a shortage of talent, that, and the Cardinals seem to believe drafting an inside linebacker is a waste of a pick. There was a good class of ILBers this year, and the Cardinals decided to draft a bunch of defensive backs. Nothing wrong with it, but when you are thin at ILBer and will end up cutting a DB you drafted it will make you scratch your head.......at least a little.
McKinnon was much better than Minter and that is enhanced even more by the fact that McKinnon was an UFDA!
 

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I'm rooting for Minter to step up and improve. But He just hasn't been very good IMO. Being a high draft pick doesn't help expectations.
 

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What it is for me is he sets up too inside on most tackles, doesn't show any pop in his hits, and usually tackles so low that runners run through him a bit. Watch how many times he pushes a guy back on a tackle vs. how many times he gets dragged for a yard or two while tackling someone. Generally when he hits someone, they go down, and that's good. He's solid. But for a run-first defender that's just OK in zone coverage (doesn't turn his hips and run fast enough) and loses yardage on a tackle, we could do better.

We could also do much worse, and he's a solid, serviceable defender. We'd all love Patrick Willis back there, but Minter is a good player.
 

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He's a terrible blitzer and a liability in pass coverage. If her were a 4th round pick, you'd live with the liabilities. He was a high 2nd round pick, so WTF?

The Cards are going to get about 32 starts out of a Top 45 pick. Not great, Bob!
 

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Somers said it best during his podcast with Jurecki: Minter took a step up last year, but needs to take another step up this year.
 

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Lol. Like he can control the draft. If you want to whine - do so against the front office not the player.
Hopefully he will make all the detractors eat a plate full of crow this year.
 
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He's a terrible blitzer and a liability in pass coverage. If her were a 4th round pick, you'd live with the liabilities. He was a high 2nd round pick, so WTF?

The Cards are going to get about 32 starts out of a Top 45 pick. Not great, Bob!

I don't know. I just re-watched All or Nothing & there were multiple times I seen Minter hitting or tackling the QB. The coaches seem to be pleased with his play so I'm not sure why most fans think he sucks or is average. It's not like there are pro bowl ilb's out there & available.
 

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I don't know. I just re-watched All or Nothing & there were multiple times I seen Minter hitting or tackling the QB. The coaches seem to be pleased with his play so I'm not sure why most fans think he sucks or is average. It's not like there are pro bowl ilb's out there & available.
Do you think that Minter is going to get a second contract with the Cards?
 

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Cannot understand the negativity toward Minter---he's steadily progressed and been highly motivated.
Because he's a starter and is very limited in his skill set. He's a great run stuffer, but does not move well sideline-to-sideline and can't play in passing downs (coverage or blitzing).

Seems like a good guy, but it's very easy to see where his ceiling is.
 

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He's a terrible blitzer and a liability in pass coverage. If her were a 4th round pick, you'd live with the liabilities. He was a high 2nd round pick, so WTF?

The Cards are going to get about 32 starts out of a Top 45 pick. Not great, Bob!
But he is is a very very good tackler. He's a solid player. Not great. Not bad. If he's that bad why hasn't Keim upgraded the position more? He has signed veterans to start at every other position where they weren't confident With the starter or didn't have Young players behind to take over. Why didn't they sign someone last year? Why only a lost player like Butler this year?

Let Minter lose the job before calling him a bust.
 
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