Burks is more than a special team LB

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I just read this and learned a lot abour new LB Owen Burks. Heis not just good, but very good against the run. Bengals appear by moves to being fixing our pourous run defense. It will be intersting to see if Pratt is traded at some point or if Burks will be competing with him for starting position. Burks and Pratt appear to be 2 down LBers so we still need a LB for 3rd down it appears.
https://www.bengals.com/news/5-things-to-know-about-new-bengal-oren-burks

Not only does Burks have vast experience in the postseason, he rises to the occasion. He tallied 25 tackles in four postseason games last season with the Eagles, including nine in the Divisional Round against Offensive Rookie of the Year Jayden Daniels and the Commanders.

Burks was drafted in the third round by the Green Bay Packers out of Vanderbilt in the 2018 NFL Draft.

The Bengals made a clear emphasis on shoring up the team's run defense this offseason between the additions of Burks and T.J. Slaton Jr. Burks recorded an 86.8 PFF run-defense grade last season, ranking 11th among all linebackers

I think we all have a tendacy to dismiss players signed to smaller contracts. The LB market has always been underpaid and also draft status is lower. Is a 3rd round LB the equivelent of a 2nd round CB for example? Maybe.

I hope Burks has an awesome year. It appears Bengals to have a defensive plan, it is to first to fix the run.