Van Noy a target?

[Bengalstripes9]

(03-11-2020, 04:09 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: I like Van Noy too, my only question is if he is more of a product of great coaching or not. My top 5 at this moment...

Jamie Collins, Danny Trevathan, Schobert, Van Noy, Littleton.

Followed by Bradham, Kwiatkoski and Ogletree.

I'll have to look into Trevathan more; I don't know much about him other than he played for the Bears. The article on NFL.com said they gave Van Noy the communication helmet pretty much right away after coming over from the Lions. We need a leader of the defense like that. And we need a versatile linebacker that can cover and rush. You bring up a good point that he could be a product of coaching; he also doesn't have amazing stats. However, the guy we got from Buffalo led the league in tackles before coming here--and it didn't mean squat. Stats don't tell the whole story.

Schobert still seems like the most realistic option because of familiarity. Van Noy may be a little too high profile for us, and there isn't much in terms of familiarity there. You don't want to fall for the hype on some guys, either. There's a lot of players that left the Pats and didn't do squat. I trust the coaches know based on film and scheme which linebacker will fit us best.

I'm excited to see who we bring in next week.