During the season opener last week against the Patriots, second-year inside linebacker Ryan Shazier essentially showed us just what type of player he is at this point, capable of making explosive, momentum-swinging tackles in the run game with his excellent sideline-to-sideline speed, but also with the tendency to miss here and there.
The next step of his development will be to develop down-to-down consistency and to reel in his speed so that it is never used against him. But the player he is right now can certainly impress-as long as they don’t stick him at outside linebacker, because he has no pass rushing repertoire in that position.