Chris Simms’ All-22 Team for NFL Week 6

October 19, 2016   ·   Chris Simms   ·   Jump to comments

The Hall of Famer would wait patiently until my offense broke its huddle. He’d quickly scan our formation from flanker to split end. Then he’d start spewing spoilers like he was watching a Game of Thrones finale:
“Watch the tailback in the flat!”
“Receiver’s running a slant!”
“Don’t fall for the pump fake!”
Here’s the thing: Derrick Brooks was rarely wrong. If I’m being conservative, I’d guess he knew about 80 percent of my plays before I ran them in practice. He was more of a field general in Tampa Bay than I was.
I thought of No. 55 when I watched film from last week. Brooks’ breed of linebacker is an endangered one in today’s NFL, but their on-field importance has never been greater. A team with a playmaker or two on the second level of the defense still owns a huge advantage.
This week’s All-22 team reflects that reality. More linebackers are on this list th...

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