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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Patriotplayer90" data-source="post: 768575" data-attributes="member: 11307">The issue wasn't that he looked lost, he just played too aggressively and misjudged angles and missed tackles, much like he did in college.  I'll be honest in admitting that I can't pinpoint Burnett's contributions on every play, but when you noticed him, it was rarely due to an unfortunate play.  Jones looked like a revelation in some games, and a liability in others.  I'm not sure experience will help, as he just seems to take a high risk/high reward approach to tackling.  With a great supporting cast, that could work, but we need a dependable line of defense at his position.  I think he's best utilized as a matchup guy, or given a small area of space to defend, to reduce his margin for error.  He's a disaster waiting to happen if we depend on him to keep guys in check in the open field, as he is going to miss his fair share of tackles at inopportune and very noticeable times.</blockquote>

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