Are we talking about the same LVE???
When has he ever been considered a leader?
The media bias is confusing.

MLB is a horrible position for LVE, given his fragile neck... and we have several LBs who would outperform him as a coverage LB...

Why the bias toward LVE? The kid has sucked just as bad as JSmith. We now have better options with Neal & Cox... I don't see LVE meriting a starting spot. He's great for depth!

But, give me this front 7 against Tampa:
An improved DL (rotate as you may)
JSmith, ILB
Parsons, ILB (3 down)
KNeal, OLB (3 down)
JCox, OLB
LVE, OLB