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Robinson switched from OLB/almost exclusively edge rusher to ILB in the middle of his third season, a transition that should've happened much earlier (honestly I believe he should've started out at ILB in the first place but I digress). They are completely different positions in our scheme, to the point where you could almost consider last year to be his freshman season. (A well-known former ILB was quoted as saying when he played ILB as a true freshman he was just running around with no clue wtf he was doing.) Robinson has the size and speed, but only 1 year left to put it together schematically at a way more cerebral position as the "QB of the defense". 

The question on Robinson is whether he has the instinct to play ILB.  The player you quoted (Skov, no?  If not, Skov said something very similar) may not have had a clue what he was doing, but had very strong instincts for the position.  For a freshman, he was mighty good at finding himself in the right place at the right time, even if he had no clue why he was going there.  Robinson doesn't seem to have the same "heat seeking missile" instinct, and while I expect him to be better this year than last year, I don't think he will become an elite ILB.  Hope I'm wrong, because everything I've heard about him is that he's a great kid.

Also, if nothing else, Skov could hit like a ton of bricks.  I'm not sure there is any player on the roster who can do that now.

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Robinson switched from OLB/almost exclusively edge rusher to ILB in the middle of his third season, a transition that should've happened much earlier (honestly I believe he should've started out at ILB in the first place but I digress). They are completely different positions in our scheme, to the point where you could almost consider last year to be his freshman season. (A well-known former ILB was quoted as saying when he played ILB as a true freshman he was just running around with no clue wtf he was doing.) Robinson has the size and speed, but only 1 year left to put it together schematically at a way more cerebral position as the "QB of the defense". 

The question on Robinson is whether he has the instinct to play ILB.  The player you quoted (Skov, no?  If not, Skov said something very similar) may not have had a clue what he was doing, but had very strong instincts for the position.  For a freshman, he was mighty good at finding himself in the right place at the right time, even if he had no clue why he was going there.  Robinson doesn't seem to have the same "heat seeking missile" instinct, and while I expect him to be better this year than last year, I don't think he will become an elite ILB.  Hope I'm wrong, because everything I've heard about him is that he's a great kid.

Also, if nothing else, Skov could hit like a ton of bricks.  I'm not sure there is any player on the roster who can do that now.

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