I doesn't look like we have a good answer right now for how we can replace Bruce Irvin at SLB. Morgan is mediocre and undersized. Marsh is looking more like a pass rush specialist and his ability to cover is very much in doubt. Pinkins has athletic ability and coverage skills but like Morgan is undersized, and he's also inexperienced.
Why not move KJ Wright to SAM LB on mixed/running downs? He's played there before and excelled. He's got the size (6-4 250), strength and reach to effectively play at the line of scrimmage and set the edge. And honestly, he doesn't have ideal speed and quickness for the WILL LB spot, and while he's got good instincts in coverage he's not a great blitzer.
If you put KJ at SAM, then you open up the WILL spot for the likes of KPL (who flashed his talent again in the 1st preseason game) and possibly Pinkins, who on paper seems much better suited to the WILL spot, playing off the line of scrimmage and using his athleticism to chase runners to the outside and get to his spots quickly in coverage.
KJ would still play next to Wagner in the nickel, which we use most of the time anyway.
Why not move KJ Wright to SAM LB on mixed/running downs? He's played there before and excelled. He's got the size (6-4 250), strength and reach to effectively play at the line of scrimmage and set the edge. And honestly, he doesn't have ideal speed and quickness for the WILL LB spot, and while he's got good instincts in coverage he's not a great blitzer.
If you put KJ at SAM, then you open up the WILL spot for the likes of KPL (who flashed his talent again in the 1st preseason game) and possibly Pinkins, who on paper seems much better suited to the WILL spot, playing off the line of scrimmage and using his athleticism to chase runners to the outside and get to his spots quickly in coverage.
KJ would still play next to Wagner in the nickel, which we use most of the time anyway.