For all the good showing Alonso has so far, there is reason he's not a 1st rounder and his over-pursue problem showed up.
When the D-Line is doing their job and you are running free, you just cannot miss those tackles.
Maybe it's just a growing pain. There is only so many Ray Lewis out there at ILB position. I know Jerry Hughes, Justin Rogers kind of guys are pretty much who they are. But Alonso, EJ etc still have a lot of growing to do. It'll be interesting to see what kind of tape we'll see by week 9.
I do want to say this though, Alonso has surpassed my expectation for pass defense. So if he does not pan out as a run stuffer, I still want him on the field.
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