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Originally Posted by DYoungJelly
I totally agree he is out of position at OLB, but I don't believe he would be a fit as 3-4 ILB. He is much slower than any other ILB on our roster, he would be the worst ILB in coverage and I think he would struggle to change directions and get to the hole if he didn't initially make the right read.
He is more of an ILB in a 4-3 who can play down near the line in an over front. (Not my idea, Cooley and others are beating this drum on 980 every time his name comes up)
To be blunt, I don't think he is a good fit any where in our current defensive scheme based on what he showed last year.
Do you think he is fast enough, and quick enough to play ILB in a 3-4?
No idea where he would fit in nickel.
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In nickel he'd probably fit on the bench... but I wouldn't give up on our 2nd round pick yet.
The more I think about it, the more our roster fits a 4-3 more than a 3-4:
-Even if we sign Hankins, who could be a nose, he played DT so far, he's not a great pass rusher but he could fit a 4-3, the Colts mainly wanted to save cap
-Smith and Kerrigan can't cover, so they effectively are DEs more than OLBs (Cooley even said Kerrigan could move inside on the line)
-Anderson is not an edge rusher, so with Murphy gone and Galette unsigned, we currently have only 2 "OLBs" (am I forgetting anyone?)
-Brown and Anderson with Foster in the middle would work. Vigil is a solid back up, Spaight had his flashes, Harvey Clemons is a nice hybrid LB, we may need one more guy for depth
(Don't tell me we already run many plays in a 4-3, we don't, we run many plays in a 4-2, which isn't good against the run)
DLs: Hankins, Allen, Ioannidis, Kerrigan, Smith, McGee and Lanier rotating
LBs: Brown and Anderson outside, Foster in the middle
Doesn't it sound good ?