03-23-2018, 12:34 PM
(03-23-2018, 12:24 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I definitely agree with this. The only "playmaker" from LB position is supposed to be the WILL (at least from what I recall some people saying in the past). The MIKE and SAM are supposed to be quality role players but don't need to be elite.
The playmakers are supposed to be:
DEs
3T
WILL
CBs
An elite Mike can shape a whole defense, think Kuechly. Your Will tends to be undersized and can't always shed blocks as well but shows great athleticism so you "hide" him on the backside. The Will also tends to have to cover backs out of the backfield so they need to be able to match up with some of the shiftier guys. An elite Mike though who can cover hash mark to hash mark and stuff the run is a game changer, there just aren't many of those around anymore.
