Casey Matthews is Clay Matthews’ younger brother. He plays inside linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles, who the Green Bay Packers face this week. So naturally, the younger Matthews was asked how Clay feels about his move from outside linebacker to inside linebacker.
Apparently, he doesn’t like it.
“He did well, so you’ve got to assume he’ll play more of it,” Casey Matthews said. “I don’t think he liked too much about it. He was happy to get that sack [of Jay Cutler], but that was when he was back to outside. He likes getting after the passer, taking on the linemen . . . I told him to look at it this way: He’s the highest-paid inside linebacker in the league. He got a laugh out of that.”
We’ve got two words for this. Two words that will allow us to channel our inner Cutty!
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON’T CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARE!
We don’t care what Clay Matthews likes and of course he’s a typical fucking prima donna.
Gotta play outside backer so I can rack up gaudy sack numbers! Sacks are sexy!
Well, guess what buddy. You were playing outside backer for shit this season. You weren’t racking up sack numbers. On the other hand, you played inside linebacker like a boss and helped improve the worst position on the team. You’re gonna take your bloated contract, shut the fuck up and play yourself some inside backer like a goddam killer and you’re going to like it!
Seriously, Matthews had 2.5 sacks in the Packers first eight games this season while playing outside linebacker. I’m no mathematician, but I think that would have put him on pace for a whopping five sacks for the season, which would have been the lowest total of his career.
Matthews was also a gaping asshole when it came to setting the edge and playing the run as an outside linebacker, something his replacement, Nick Perry, is not.
Now, the Packers have gone out of their way to say they don’t consider Matthews an inside linebacker. Coach Buffoon defines him as a position-less “football player.” That’s clearly just to satiate Matthews’ ego though.
Matthews has to be an inside linebacker until the Packers actually get someone else competent to man that position. And he should embrace it. He’s a hell of a lot better at it than he is at playing outside.
Wow i could not have said it better myself. There are two positions in football, on the field or on the bench. I believe Clay blew chicagos mind, that ne was there. Be the man be the stud 11 tackles a game ain’t a bad way to start.
Well said Monty.
I had a feeling Clay wouldn’t be down for this switch and I too could care less what he thinks. You take your millions and help the team win.
That is all.
“Matthews was also a gaping asshole when it came to setting the edge and playing the run as an outside linebacker, something his replacement, Nick Perry, is not.”
That right there just fucking emphasizes how if you put the right fucking guys in the right fucking place for once that you can be successful!
And I don’t know what the fuck happened to Matthews, but fuck he couldn’t produce at outside anymore, he may never, who knows, If he has to become inside for life…so be it.
Clay got something against winning games by contributing to the TEAM!?
I would take what Clays bother says and throw it in the trash. Casey is probably upset Clay is a MUCH better backer than him. If you watch Casey on tape and he did start against Carolina he almost looks as bad as Brad Jones. In fact we could all be wrong when we say Jones is the worst ILB in the NFL.
Casey is just trying to stir the pot. Give Clay some credit. Clay will do what’s best for the team.
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That was alot of fucks.
The amount of Fucks I give about the team is a lot
“He’s a hell of a lot better at it than he is at playing outside.”
The sooner #52 recognizes that the better their chances to make the playoffs…
Finally they are mixing things up on D!
Play either OLB inside pkg. more often! Then on passing downs switch them around again! Too often other good HC make effective adjustments at halftime when we don’t avoid predictability. Let’s do more counter adjusting to respond to it esp. in 2nd half of close games! I think MM and DC are onto something when he said “clay is not a position player he is a FOOTBALL player” and nobody needs to sift leaves thru a possible private trash talking joshing between bros. this whole personnel situation gives me a great feeling that TT has made personnel moves that give pack a chance to actually play better as the season progresses! That hasn’t happened since SB year when they have stayed relatively injury free.
Rotate all Linebackers except in passing situations?