scott gives rex alot of credit for the career he had, so i am going to assume there is something there as far as what i bolded, he gave you prime examples and you dismiss it because it doesn't fit your narrative. solid argument bro
Carroll isn't the only one who favors taller corners, mind you. So why are they fielding midgets at CB? Do you honestly think they will if they could avoid it? And being multiple does not mean your LBs can have a liability in mobility. It's even more paramount that they CAN move in space AND play in trench. You won't find such a blend easily. Last, but not the least. OLBs shouldn't have to set the edge for the defensive front. That goes back to the old days of Fairbanks/Bullough 3-4. Trust me - if Parcells played that defense in today's NFL, Breeses and Mannings would shred it to pieces gleefully. Rex never traditionally plays 3-4 as in 0 tech NT and 5 tech DEs either. His DLs were never two-gap DLs. More often than not, all three were shooting gaps - if OT chooses to pull to set the edge, they always run the risk of either DE shooting through the backfield to disrupt the hand-off. And, as I have said a few times in this thread alone - the only problem OLBs should be worried about is... Right. OLs pulling to go after the OLBs. On Run downs. So, if Jets OLBs sacrifice their respective mobility for that one situation, Jets D is compromising a lot. Last, but not the least - I never heard Steelers OLBs were slow as shit either.
Trust me. Im just as sick of the jets old & slow lbs as well as the lack of speed rush rs on the roster.It is a glaring longtime need. Just trying to help clarify why rex is so choosey about that position
I believe that Kony Ealy could slip to us at 18. If I had to guess, if Rex and Idzik want to take an OLB round 1 it would either be Ealy or Dee Ford as those would probably be the BPA at that position at pick 18 in round 1
I dismiss them because they're nonsense. Rex was not even the DC in Baltimore when they were drafted, much less the HC, and had no input into the Raven's draft, so to suggest that Rex identified them and coached them early on is flat inaccurate. Once Rex became DC there, I'm sure he helped them and coached them, but that's not what the discussion is about. Even if I'm wrong and he did develop those three, that's still short of what the original poster said. He said: Three guys over a 7-10 year period is hardly the regularity that he claims, and NONE of the three are or were "stars." If you guys want to hero worship Rex and naively and blindly give him credit for stuff he didn't do, and ignore the truth, that's your problem, not mine.
I doubt Telvin Smith plays LB in the NFL. He wants to, but unless he adds about 40-50 lbs I don't see it.
I'd be looking more at the prospects in the area of our 3rd round picks (#69 + #80 overall). Jeremiah Attaochu, Georgia Tech Marcus Smith, Louisville Carl Bradford, Arizona St. Michael Sam, Missouri Demarcus Lawrence, Boise St.
At the same time, I am eagar to see what happens in Pittsburgh with the Jason Worilds / LaMarr Woodley situation at the OLB position.
So Michael Sam, the DE/OLB from Mizzou, just came out on Sportscenter and admitted he's gay. Any idea on how that may affect his draft stock?? Once he's drafted, he's going to be the NFL first openly gay player.
It shouldn't affect his stock at all. His being gay shouldn't affect the level of play on the defensive squad - does it?
Certainly won't affect his play on the field and his abilities. But what are teams and players going to think about him being in their locker room? It comes down to who is ready to deal with the media firestorm that will come forth once he's drafted. And I personally can see that dropping him quite significantly. Its going to be a different version of Tim Tebow for that team and their players. Owners and GM's have to be concerned about it. They'd be fools to not be.
You could be right, but I hope not. I admire the kid's guts. It took a lot of balls to come out before the draft like this. If he had waited until right before the draft, I think it would have hurt him more, but with the Combine and private workouts still to go, I think he can impress most teams enough that they won't care. I'm sure there will be some Neanderthal players and GMs who won't want him because of that, but I think most won't let it influence their opinion of his abilities.
