02-29-2016, 08:02 PM
(02-29-2016, 06:22 PM)Bengal Dude Wrote: This team needs to stop ignoring LBs. I'm sure we'll have another undrafted darling this year, but we don't really have any athletic LBs. Burfict is able to cover some ground because he's agressive, but we basically have nothing more than a bunch of down hill thumpers.
We have one of the best LBs in the league. And a prototype thumping 4-3 MLB. We just drafted one early last year who was considered by some to be the best LB in the draft.
If we want coverage ability we put another DB out there. If we get Nelson and Iloka back what do we do with Williams? He showed well last year. If we really want to be trendy with an undersized athletic LB who can cover there is the answer.
Why give up on a 3rd round pick after 1 year who we dont even know if he can play? If he turns out to be as good as what people thought he would be we have a solid starting 3. And 3 will be on the field only about 50% of the time.
Kirk barely got on the field his first year. Neither did dennard. Neither did ogbuehi neither did fisher. That is SOP.
We barely missed having the #1 scoring D in the league. So we can make it work with our "unathletic" LBs.
