03-23-2018, 11:45 AM
(03-23-2018, 11:35 AM)sandwedge Wrote: One thing the Bengals do that I don't really care for is, draft tweeners that played DE in college and try to get them to play LB. Pollack, I think, was the only one they had any kind of success with transitioning to a LB. I'd really like to see them scrap the whole idea of making Lawson a SAM backer and just put him on the edge and go get the ball.
They stunted Michael Johnsons development as a DE for 2 years because they kept him a skinny LB/DE hybrid.
The NFL is too much of a passing league to have a DE playing LB even on first and second down. If you want to have a DE who is just a pass rush specialist then bring him off the bench when you bring in the 5th DB (who now plays more snaps than our 3rd LB).
