Bengals Have and Still Need A Top Linebacker Pick

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(02-05-2016, 08:02 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: I still have a hard time thinking of Barron as a Linebacker, how much does he weigh now?

I wanted Barron anyways because he can play Safety and Linebacker but i didn't think of him as primarily a Linebacker until
you just said it. Watched a lot of Barron in college and wanted us to draft him but i have not watched much of him in the NFL.

I like the Zach Brown thought for sure. Good stuff.

He's still fairly light for a LB at 213 still according to NFL.com. Even though they've been getting much lighter lately it seems (there's no more 270lb bruising MLB, you need to be able to keep up with the Gronks and Gios) he might still need to put on about 7 pounds or so, but 2015 was his first year at LB and he put up 116 tackles, 1 Sack, 5 Pdef, and 3 FF in 16 games/12 starts. He'd basically just be a 900% or so better version of what they were envisioning Emmanuel Lamur to be. That coverage 4-3 OLB who can still tackle in the run.

Maybe the Bengals primarily use him in the nickle? Dunno, just know he would be a talent improvement at the LB spot, and shouldn't break the bank. Maybe, just maybe, they could finally stop Heath Miller from embarrassing them. Miller started 15 games and a full 1/3rd of his catches and almost 1/3rd of his yardage came in 2 games against the Bengals last year. AJ Hawk and Emmanuel Lamur sure aren't the answer. Lol