I think Brodie could be a top pair defender...in the future. People forget that most dmen reach their prime in there late 20's/early 30's. I would be at all surprised if Brodie stuck around as a 3-4 defender for a while then suddenly made the leap to top pairing defender in 5+ years from now.
Either way, he shows signs of improving every game. He might make a mistake, but I've noticed that he doesn't make that same mistake again usually. That tells me he is trying to improve and is learning as he goes.
His offense will come with time. Right now his focus seems to be on defense, and that is great. But I honestly think he will become a real stud on the backend in a couple of seasons.
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