[BostonCard]

The Alfieri situation is and was bizarre. A big error, given that Alfieri was a very productive OLB in 2016. I'm not saying this makes the defensive coaches bad or anything, but it's a big blunder to turn a productive starter into a backup to a mediocre player.

I am sure his injury had a lot to do with it.  But nonetheless, it was disappointing that after Barton went down, Alfieri didn't step up and seemed to languish behind Perez.  It's really too bad the experiment didn't work out because we really needed help on the inside.  But looking at the depth chart going forward, he will definitely be needed outside next year.

BC

[BostonCard]

The Alfieri situation is and was bizarre. A big error, given that Alfieri was a very productive OLB in 2016. I'm not saying this makes the defensive coaches bad or anything, but it's a big blunder to turn a productive starter into a backup to a mediocre player.

I am sure his injury had a lot to do with it.  But nonetheless, it was disappointing that after Barton went down, Alfieri didn't step up and seemed to languish behind Perez.  It's really too bad the experiment didn't work out because we really needed help on the inside.  But looking at the depth chart going forward, he will definitely be needed outside next year.

BC