05-18-2020, 09:04 PM
(05-18-2020, 05:57 PM)thompson19osu Wrote: I think it can happen. Plenty of reason to be optimistic. I think playoffs will boil down to 2 things largely:
1) How does the o-line perform? Can they give Burrow time and can they give Mixon running lanes without having defenders behind the LOS all the time?
2) How will this young LB core perform (excluding Bynes). I don’t know how the LB position translates from college to NFL. I hope they play fast and can diagnose plays.
If the above 2 units play well i think 10-6 will happen. If they play poorly then they go 5-11 or 4-12.
In response to #2, I feel LB is a very instinctive position. Obviously they have to know their assignment based on the offenses pre-snap alignment but once the ball is snapped for a good/great LB instinct takes over. When a guy thinks too much at LB plays are missed. Of course occasionally rookie backers will get sucked in on misdirection plays but the really good ones learn from those plays and their ability to read the entire play improves. Let's hope we got at least 2 keepers from the draft.
On offense I've always felt RB was the equivalent to LB play. Know where you're going and let your talent take over from there.
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