I think this might be our answer for OLB... (Greg Ellis?)

Originally Posted by 53Fan

Yeah stats are a funny thing. They can be used to make a variety of points. For example, if you go back 3 years instead of 2, Ellis played in a total of 2 more games than Marcus. 2. Not much of a difference really. As far as sacks, they were used completely different. Blache had different plans for Marcus than the way he had been used before. He wanted him to do more of the "grunt" work the way I understood it. Such as taking out the guard on sweeps. The MLB is expected to make a lot of plays in this defense. If Ellis played for Blache the last couple of years the way Marcus was used, I doubt his sack total would have been as high. He looks like he can still play in the right system, but unless Blache changes what he expects out of the SAM position, hopefully he does if he plays Orakpo there, then he wouldn't have the kind of year he's had in the past.

Those are great points. I didnt realize Ellis only played in 9 games in 2006. I was going off the last 2 seasons Ellis has had and that he can still make plays compared to Washington. The problem with Marcus Washington imo is that he hasnt been the same LB since 2005. From the 06 season up til the time he was released he was a shell of his former self imo. Hopefully Blache wouldnt play Ellis like he played Washington if Ellis was here the last couple years.

I think Ellis could play either SLB or WLB for us. If it was me id move Rocky to SLB and Ellis to WLB. This is just my opinion if it happened since I know the chances of the Skins trading or signing Ellis would be slim to none.

If we could re-sign Marcus for the vet min I wouldnt mind bringing him in and giving him another shot. If he can stay healthy he can be a solid player for us. If he gets hurt again cut him before the season.