04-06-2018, 03:24 PM
(04-06-2018, 02:52 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Agreed with Au165 here, his best fit is 4-3 SAM. Reminds me of what I envisioned Manny Lawson being when Bengals signed him. Very similar dimensions to Lawson actually (6'5" low 240's).
If the Bengals are serious about developing Lawson into that true SAM role, Carter would be redundant, especially because it would mean using a Day 2 pick.
However, I agree with Nate that Carter is a better OLB than Lawson, and therefore would be a better fit at SAM than trying to develop Lawson there.
Best situation would probably be to move Lawson to full-time RDE and let Willis be a swing DE to spell both Lawson and Dunlap. Then have Carter as starting SAM. If he can prove good enough in coverage, leave him out there on passing downs with Burfict.
Nice comparison with Manny's size, but Lorenzo clearly has more pure talent than Manny ever did.
We need a 4-3 SAM more than any other LB position. I don't think Carl Lawson is a fit as a 4-3 SAM at this point. Lawson is
purely a pass rusher and i think that is how he should be used until he gets better in coverage and stopping the run. Use him
to his strengths, too many times Merv has tried to mold LB'ers into his Peter Boulware, never works out.
Carter actually sounds more and more likely the more i think about it lol
Merv's next experiment, hope he gets it right for once.
Lorenzo definately has tons of talent and he could play End or SAM, he should find a niche somewhere.
