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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by rezburna Who else thinks we might see a lot of Jenkins playing “linebacker” next to Davis? Don't they all play LBer roles at some point depending on the defense called, regardless of their actual positions?...

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Old 05-06-2021, 05:34 PM   #1
 
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Re: 2021 New Orleans Saints: Roster Outlook

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Who else thinks we might see a lot of Jenkins playing “linebacker” next to Davis?
Don't they all play LBer roles at some point depending on the defense called, regardless of their actual positions?
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Don't they all play LBer roles at some point depending on the defense called, regardless of their actual positions?
I don’t know if they make Marcus Williams the “rover” in the Cover 3 or Cover 1 very often. I wanna say he’s usually pretty deep. I’ve seen them line Jenkins up right next to Davis, but I haven’t seen that out of anybody else. I think it’s pretty smart on passing downs.
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I don’t know if they make Marcus Williams the “rover” in the Cover 3 or Cover 1 very often. I wanna say he’s usually pretty deep. I’ve seen them line Jenkins up right next to Davis, but I haven’t seen that out of anybody else. I think it’s pretty smart on passing downs.
Malcolm or Gardner will be the Rover, Marcus has incredible range so their able to run Cover-1 assignments with him...
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Don't they all play LBer roles at some point depending on the defense called, regardless of their actual positions?
The zone range and assignments will change based on personnel match-ups...
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Don't they all play LBer roles at some point depending on the defense called, regardless of their actual positions?
They have to when you have LBs a as crappy as the Saints groups have been under Payton. Outside of Davis, Vilma, and Fujita, there hasn’t been a one with the talent to play for any other team in the league.
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Don't they all play LBer roles at some point depending on the defense called, regardless of their actual positions?
Brother, when we were growing up if a team went to a 3-WR set, it was a big deal and it was in a 3rd and long (7 yds+) and has less than a 20% success rate...

Now with pass defense rules handcuffing defense, you're just putting bodies on bodies and requiring passers be highly accurate and receivers have reliable hands...

Today's NFL Linebacker is nothing more than really big and fast rover or star backers covering TEs and RBs...

But now it's pass to open the run...
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