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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; I still would like to see someone with size and weight in the middle, the front 3 will have to play lights out for smaller ILB to do well....

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Old 07-30-2013, 09:23 PM   #1
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Re: 3-4 101: The Basics

I still would like to see someone with size and weight in the middle, the front 3 will have to play lights out for smaller ILB to do well.
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I still would like to see someone with size and weight in the middle, the front 3 will have to play lights out for smaller ILB to do well.
True, this article was 3 years old and they were projecting draft picks that best fit the 3-4 roles.

Guess who they identified as the ideal SILB for this type of defense?

Hint: He just dislocated his elbow.
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True, this article was 3 years old and they were projecting draft picks that best fit the 3-4 roles.

Guess who they identified as the ideal SILB for this type of defense?

Hint: He just dislocated his elbow.
He does have the tools.
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Originally Posted by Danno View Post
True, this article was 3 years old and they were projecting draft picks that best fit the 3-4 roles.

Guess who they identified as the ideal SILB for this type of defense?

Hint: He just dislocated his elbow.
Not Eric Martin?
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Re: 3-4 101: The Basics

Great thread!


Originally Posted by halloween 65 View Post
I still would like to see someone with size and weight in the middle, the front 3 will have to play lights out for smaller ILB to do well.
I can really only think of three guys at NT ... Wilfork (NE), Hampton (PIT) and Shaun Rogers (DET/CLE/NO/NYG/Gone) ... and how they exemplify the 'big-man-clogging-up-the-middle' philosophy of the 3-4.

We've all seen Rogers and what a bust he could be at tackle, but he did have some success at NT with Cleveland. Hampton and Wilfork are beasts, but of the three, Wilfork is the only one that really stays healthy, but therein lies the rub.

These guys are big, but are they "in-shape" big or "outta'-shape" big? They take lots of abuse as well, not only from opposing lineman, but just from moving those 300lb+ frames around.

You need to find a guy that can carry the weight and not have to come to the sidelines every third play for oxygen. Or maybe a couple guys to share the load.
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