Isaiah Simmons playing "money", explained ....

Bigger and Faster than Micah Parsons!

But Parsons is an animal...an absolute beast.

Certainly a ton of "if only"!

With Simmons is his aversion to contact, which is why he tries to run around blockers. You will never be a good LB is you refuse to take on blockers. The comparisons to Parsons are silly. He is a safety in a LBer's body.

But I just haven’t seen a football player in him. It’s more than just size, speed and measurables. It’s having that “dog” as they say. We can hope.

If it were about measurables and brains, Christian Ponder would have been the next Peyton Manning.

In comment 16554565 k2tampa said:

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With Simmons is his aversion to contact, which is why he tries to run around blockers. You will never be a good LB is you refuse to take on blockers. The comparisons to Parsons are silly. He is a safety in a LBer's body.

And his tackling has been atrocious too.

he was worthy of a top 10 pick, yet people still expect him to be a star. Yes, he’s a physical marvel, 240 lbs and runs a 4.4, but it’s his motor. I remember watching the CFBCG, when Burrow escaped the pocket and ran down the sideline, and Simmons jogged after him. THIS WAS A FUCKING CHAMPIONSHIP GAME! Can he help in spots? Sure, but between taking plays off and an aversion to contact, expecting a 3-down player is lunacy.

In comment 16554581 Simms11 said:

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In comment 16554565 k2tampa said: Quote: With Simmons is his aversion to contact, which is why he tries to run around blockers. You will never be a good LB is you refuse to take on blockers. The comparisons to Parsons are silly. He is a safety in a LBer's body. And his tackling has been atrocious too.

Again, likely because he doesn't like contact. Would rather arm tackle.

In comment 16554566 BillT said:

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But I just haven’t seen a football player in him. It’s more than just size, speed and measurables. It’s having that “dog” as they say. We can hope.

This is how I feel too. I'm not optimistic at all, but sure, we can hope.

In comment 16554565 k2tampa said:

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With Simmons is his aversion to contact, which is why he tries to run around blockers. You will never be a good LB is you refuse to take on blockers. The comparisons to Parsons are silly. He is a safety in a LBer's body.

I agree 100%. He looks great in shorts with no contact. Some people love the contact, and others don't. Its clear Simmons wants an angle and wants to arm tackle, he just doesn't like getting hit. I recognize this because thats how I was playing football. I was always trying to come from the side so no one would see me. I resisted the big hits at all cost.

But Im willing to bet this article, "scheme hopes to unleash Simmons" has been written every offseason of his career.

In comment 16554581 Simms11 said:

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In comment 16554565 k2tampa said: Quote: With Simmons is his aversion to contact, which is why he tries to run around blockers. You will never be a good LB is you refuse to take on blockers. The comparisons to Parsons are silly. He is a safety in a LBer's body. And his tackling has been atrocious too.

Including when he blitzes. On a number of plays when blitzing for both AZ and NY, Simmons gets to the QB in plenty of time, but fails to wrap him up for the sack.

In comment 16554748 Jim in Tampa said:

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In comment 16554581 Simms11 said: Quote: In comment 16554565 k2tampa said: Quote: With Simmons is his aversion to contact, which is why he tries to run around blockers. You will never be a good LB is you refuse to take on blockers. The comparisons to Parsons are silly. He is a safety in a LBer's body. And his tackling has been atrocious too. Including when he blitzes. On a number of plays when blitzing for both AZ and NY, Simmons gets to the QB in plenty of time, but fails to wrap him up for the sack.

To put a number on it...

Simmons has just 8.5 sacks in 4 years, including only 1 last year with NY.

He is what he is going to be - an incredible athlete that is merely OK at playing football. Expecting anything else leads to being let down

Thus…..Not worth much.

who is not good football player.

Is not to hype Simmons (his natural abilities do that), but rather to have someone explain the intricacies of the "money" role. I, for one, have not found a better explanation.

It is also interesting to see how in this scheme (with a four man line), if both Burns and Thibodeaux could conceivably be on the L.O.S., as edges (instead of assigning Thibodeaux a linebacker role, as has has been conjectured by several analysts).

My greatest hope for Simmons is that Andre' Patterson take him under his wing and teach him about the beauty and effectiveness of the form tackle.

Which shows you that the Giants like some of his attributes but are hardly of the mind he's proven much and are paying him like he's what he is. A meh journeyman type at best.