re: My biggest fear moving forward:

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Carl played solid, but seemed indecisive and a step slower than normal. I'm not sure if the injury has slowed him a bit or if them running the zone read at him caused him to be on his heels

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I didn't really get a chance to watch closely, but I wonder about this as well.

You've heard the expression, when a guy comes in as a first-year player and looks overwhelmed, but then gradually starts making more and more plays, the coaches say "the game slowed down for him"?

I'm concerned that, since missing all of '14 and the injury against the 'Ville in '15, that the game has "sped up" for CL. He certainly hasn't played with the kind of quickness that he displayed late in '13.