Why the hell cant we get linebacker right?

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(03-23-2018, 10:27 AM)fredtoast Wrote: I think part of it is that in a 4-3 scheme the LBs are not supposed to be the big  play makers.  Most "big name" LBs are 3-4 OLBs who get tons of sacks

But we have still missed on a lot of players.

When Marvin first arrived he brought in a lot of LBs.  Free agents Kevin Hardy and Nate Webster .  Two third rounders in '04 (Landon Johnson, Caleb Miller) and a first and second rounder in '05 (Pollack and Thurman).  But none of them worked out very well.

Then after that we did not seem to be really interested in LBs until we used a first on Rivers and a second on Maualuga.

I definitely agree with this. The only "playmaker" from LB position is supposed to be the WILL (at least from what I recall some people saying in the past). The MIKE and SAM are supposed to be quality role players but don't need to be elite.

The playmakers are supposed to be:
DEs
3T
WILL
CBs