05-15-2019, 11:23 PM
We've drafted a lot of LB's with potential over the years. Hopefully 1 of these guys pay off this year.
LB is such a weird position in college. These guys rack up a ton of tackles and it's so hard to evaluate them.
40 yard times is weird for LB because generally the play is coming at them. They may have to go side to side, but they have time general to get there if they can shed blocks.
Now, lots of fast LB's get blocked. Or they misread the play. Or they take the wrong angle. Or they miss the tackle.
As stated above, Burfict was a great example. He seemed slow and out of shape at times, but he'd make plays. In his 2nd year in the league, he had 177 tackles! That's insane!
Interesting thing with Burfict, his 1st 2 years were his best here. Out of his last 5 years here, he had over 74 Tackles only once. Coincidentally he never played more than 11 games in any season over his last 5 years here.
LB is such a weird position in college. These guys rack up a ton of tackles and it's so hard to evaluate them.
40 yard times is weird for LB because generally the play is coming at them. They may have to go side to side, but they have time general to get there if they can shed blocks.
Now, lots of fast LB's get blocked. Or they misread the play. Or they take the wrong angle. Or they miss the tackle.
As stated above, Burfict was a great example. He seemed slow and out of shape at times, but he'd make plays. In his 2nd year in the league, he had 177 tackles! That's insane!
Interesting thing with Burfict, his 1st 2 years were his best here. Out of his last 5 years here, he had over 74 Tackles only once. Coincidentally he never played more than 11 games in any season over his last 5 years here.
