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(01-09-2018, 06:48 AM)Jpoore Wrote: In general bc most teams don't have 3 good coverage lbs.

Part of that is because of the size of LBs vs safeties. It helps to have more size on you to stuff the run, and LBs stuff the run more than safeties. Meanwhile, safeties are in coverage a lot more than LBs. And when LBs are in coverage, they hardy ever cover a WR. It's typically a RB or TE, which are most often slower than WRs.

With that said, teams like Arizona and LA have taken former college safeties Buchannon and Barron respectively and made them LBs and it's worked out. They have more experience in coverage compared to traditional LBs and have just enough size to hold up as LBs in the NFL.
FWIW, Shawn Williams is just 1 inch and lb less than Buchannon and I always thought his skill set fit well to be at least a nickel LB. Perhaps new DC Teryl Austin will utilize him in such a way, especially if they can't/don't get better coverage play from their LBs or in FA/draft.