Speed more important than ever for MLBs

JKool · 02-28-2005, 07:01 PM

This article is getting a bit aged, and it is not surprising to me that a story about the MLB claims that it is important.

Here is something that may be of interest. Brooking has been moved to OLB, where he had 101 tackles. Draft, who played the MLB had 56 tackles. That doesn\'t sound to me like a team that thinks there playmaker should be in the middle. In fact, Stewart, who played the other OLB had 71 tackles (and only played in two more games than Draft - which puts them at about the same). Note: Brooking played inside in the 3-4, but when they switched to a 4-3, Brooking (their leading tackler) was moved to the outside.

I\'m merely suggesting that these \"freak\" MLBs are something you DO want, but they are more rare than people think. AND a number of teams that experimented with OLBs converted to MLBs have switched back.

Not only that, sack numbers (and even INT numbers) are lower at the MLB position than at the OLB position. This suggests to me that OLBs tend to be playmakers more often than MLBs. I don\'t think this is by any means conclusive, but it is interesting, isn\'t it?

02-28-2005, 07:01 PM	#1
JKool 1000 Posts + Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,423	Speed more important than ever for MLBs This article is getting a bit aged, and it is not surprising to me that a story about the MLB claims that it is important. Here is something that may be of interest. Brooking has been moved to OLB, where he had 101 tackles. Draft, who played the MLB had 56 tackles. That doesn\'t sound to me like a team that thinks there playmaker should be in the middle. In fact, Stewart, who played the other OLB had 71 tackles (and only played in two more games than Draft - which puts them at about the same). Note: Brooking played inside in the 3-4, but when they switched to a 4-3, Brooking (their leading tackler) was moved to the outside. I\'m merely suggesting that these \"freak\" MLBs are something you DO want, but they are more rare than people think. AND a number of teams that experimented with OLBs converted to MLBs have switched back. Not only that, sack numbers (and even INT numbers) are lower at the MLB position than at the OLB position. This suggests to me that OLBs tend to be playmakers more often than MLBs. I don\'t think this is by any means conclusive, but it is interesting, isn\'t it?
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