DE evaluation

hagan714 · 02-07-2008, 06:05 AM

I am torn at LB. A stud Vs. Brains. I like Both.
Conners will be a solid LB for years to come and I really like the brain part of his game. At MLB he would be making all the calls.
Rivers is the stud. Abit on the small side but talk about speed and skills. He would be an upgrade to WLB as soon as he put the uniform on. He could develope into a good MLB with a couple of pounds added. Every time he speaks I am impressed. He is a smart guy. But can that translate to the field? I think so.
Rivers would make the most impact ASAP on the saint and in Smiths game.
Move Shanle into the MLB position and draft a young kid in round 3 at MLB to groom for a year. Say Jonathan Goff, Vanderbilt
Draft say Terrell Thomas, USC in round 2, as a hard hitting CB/S to force the play back inside to the DE. The kid has the speed to blitz and would free up the DE in blitz packages.
See getting the right supporting cast is key to improving the DE play for the saints. Thats what NYG have done. They force the OL to account for everyone. That one second of counting is all a good DE needs to beat his man.
Till we adress the other areas on defense I hate to judge the DL. It was 5 against 4 all year long. We had no other players in blitz packages that scared the other team. They knew that who ever we blitzed, a RB or a simple chip block was enough to give the QB and WR the time they needed to get open. So till the fear is back on the field for the saints judging the front four will be hard.
This is a contract year for Smith. We all know what that means.

02-07-2008, 06:05 AM	#6
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: DE evaluation I am torn at LB. A stud Vs. Brains. I like Both. Conners will be a solid LB for years to come and I really like the brain part of his game. At MLB he would be making all the calls. Rivers is the stud. Abit on the small side but talk about speed and skills. He would be an upgrade to WLB as soon as he put the uniform on. He could develope into a good MLB with a couple of pounds added. Every time he speaks I am impressed. He is a smart guy. But can that translate to the field? I think so. Rivers would make the most impact ASAP on the saint and in Smiths game. Move Shanle into the MLB position and draft a young kid in round 3 at MLB to groom for a year. Say Jonathan Goff, Vanderbilt Draft say Terrell Thomas, USC in round 2, as a hard hitting CB/S to force the play back inside to the DE. The kid has the speed to blitz and would free up the DE in blitz packages. See getting the right supporting cast is key to improving the DE play for the saints. Thats what NYG have done. They force the OL to account for everyone. That one second of counting is all a good DE needs to beat his man. Till we adress the other areas on defense I hate to judge the DL. It was 5 against 4 all year long. We had no other players in blitz packages that scared the other team. They knew that who ever we blitzed, a RB or a simple chip block was enough to give the QB and WR the time they needed to get open. So till the fear is back on the field for the saints judging the front four will be hard. This is a contract year for Smith. We all know what that means.
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