04-17-2021, 11:26 PM
(04-17-2021, 05:49 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I don't understand the logic behind; we only play 2 LBs so we don't need a good one. Logan Wilson is a 3rd rd pick from a small school who had 33 tackles last year. Davis-Gathers is an undersized 4th RD pick from a small school who had 31 tackles last year. All of out LBs combined for 1.5 sacks last year.
Gimme Davis if he falls to 38
Gimme Collins if he falls to 38
Gimme the Notre Dame kid
Gimme the LSU kid
I mean, we never really get a lot of sacks out of our linebackers. If you go back through the past five seasons or so, the most sacks we've gotten out of a linebacker is 2 and that was Burfict in 2015 as far as I can tell. 2013 we had Burfict with 3 and Vinnie Rey with 4, but that was an outlier. If you're expecting us to draft one and blitz them, I think you're going to be highly disappointed. The pass rush has always been generated by the front four and occasionally blitzing a corner or safety.
I still think Wilson and ADG have room to grow and I'm willing to see what they've got for another season. If they can't handle it, then either address it in free agency or next year's draft. Plus, Pratt is improving in coverage. His big issue is stopping the run, but that pretty much summed up a lot of the defense last year. I'm hoping that the return of Reader and the addition of Ogunjobi will open things up for the LBs as opposed to last year when blockers ate up the defensive line like swiss cheese.
