01-11-2018, 05:54 PM
(01-11-2018, 02:37 PM)ochocincos Wrote: So wait, you're in favor of a LB covering a TE because most LBs are near the size of TEs but yet you're in favor of Derwin James because he can play LB and Safety?The weight that u got is wrong. I know most websites have him at 211, but he's actually 223 pounds. And that's the versatility I'm talking about. And the teams that employ a couple 225 pounds rbs would get killed by a run first team.
But Derwin James is only 211 lbs. That's 40+ lbs less than most TEs, which you are saying is too light to cover a TE.
Wouldn't the Bengals be better off putting Iloka in coverage on a TE? He's 6'4", 225 lbs.
With that said, LBs are becoming smaller nowadays because it's much more difficult to find someone at 240 lbs or bigger that can cover compared to someone who is 210-225 lbs. And with the way passing has become much more of an emphasis across the league, coverage ability is starting to take priority over sheer size to stop the run. Reuben Foster and Roquan Smith are both under 230 lbs, which would have been unheard of even 10 years ago to play ILB in the NFL.
