I get the rest of this, but the undersized myth about Armstrong has to stop. Dunbar is 6' and 235 lbs. Armstrong is 6'3 234lbs. He appears to be undersized with the extra 3" on his frame, but his weight is identical to Dunbar.
I like Armstrong, but I'm not delusional to think that he should be starting over Dunbar. He needs more time to acclimate to the LB position. I wonder if he could put on 15 lbs in a year or 2 and bump inside to back up J. Lau. He thrives on run support, and athletic enough to drop into coverage. It would obviously be a step down from James, but just a thought.
As you may know, I too have put my pom-poms on for Ray Ray, but from reports, especially Coach's, as fans we've gotta realize he's not ready. Remember he was a safety...Never played LB, and just has average speed (high 4.6's)....Until he truly commits to gaining 10-13 lbs the
right way, he'll continue to have problems to take on blocks, bring down powerful runners, and match-up with this new age TE's...I don't doubt he can do this, he's only 23, but his commitment has me worried. He should have came into camp closer to 245 and faster. He's getting paid, he needs to invest in himself and get better. Until he starts making splash plays (oh, I'll be watching the scrimmages looking for him as well as Mo Alexander) on the regular, I can't do anything but agree with the masses that Jo Lonn Dunbar, at this moment, gives our Rams the best chance to succeed. Look at Stewart, and Bates...They have physically transformed themselves into better looking LB's. They know what the position entails, and they prepared. And the results are showing. Heart and effort can only take you so far, you gotta put in the extras to last past the average of 3 years....
