Saints' plan to fix linebacker woes: More is better

foreverfan · 05-23-2017, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

I'm watching some Panthers highlights from last season and trying to really get a read on AJ Klein's coverage abilities. I actually think he has really great awareness in zone coverage. He seems to really sense receiver's coming into his zone and doesn't get caught flat-footed. Very smart.

He seems to struggle a bit as the Mike in Cover 2 which isn't uncommon. Not many LB's can cover WR's on deep routes.

Hoping to find some plays where he's in man coverage on TE's. So far I've only seen him in man to man against RB's and he does have terrific lateral quickness.

Watching promotional videos where he makes all the tackles are worthless. You have to watch over 100 videos where he doesn't make the tackle to get a valid idea. Then it depends on the guys in front of him... who was hurt for the game... and what offensive line men were playing.

This is why I stick to cats and boobs...

05-23-2017, 09:50 PM	#24
foreverfan 12,000 BS Posts Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 13,457 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Saints' plan to fix linebacker woes: More is better Originally Posted by ChrisXVI I'm watching some Panthers highlights from last season and trying to really get a read on AJ Klein's coverage abilities. I actually think he has really great awareness in zone coverage. He seems to really sense receiver's coming into his zone and doesn't get caught flat-footed. Very smart. He seems to struggle a bit as the Mike in Cover 2 which isn't uncommon. Not many LB's can cover WR's on deep routes. Hoping to find some plays where he's in man coverage on TE's. So far I've only seen him in man to man against RB's and he does have terrific lateral quickness. Watching promotional videos where he makes all the tackles are worthless. You have to watch over 100 videos where he doesn't make the tackle to get a valid idea. Then it depends on the guys in front of him... who was hurt for the game... and what offensive line men were playing. This is why I stick to cats and boobs... jnormand likes this.

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