Sam should be Mike

[Doomsday]

At 6-2, 255 lbs I don't see him beefy enough for interior DL, and not really seeing him on the outside. He's got speed enough for the Mike spot. I wonder if the geniuses in Dallas have thought of this.

 

[Rynie]

Of course they haven't. They're the same ones who drafted 3-4 defensive players, then switched to a 4-3.

 

[ThoughtExperiment]

Eh, no. He ran like a 4.9 at the combine, and has never played anywhere but on the line. LB is completely different.

 

[Doomsday]

Eh, no. He ran like a 4.9 at the combine, and has never played anywhere but on the line. LB is completely different.

I thought it was more like 4.6.

 

[Sheik]

He ran the 4.9 in high heels.

 

[Doomsday]

He ran the 4.9 in high heels.

That's right.... Take the heels off and put him in some cleats, and he runs 4.3!

 

[cmd34]

He doesn't have the hips for it. He struggles backpedaling.

 

[Doomsday]

He's really just.... Not a very good football player.

 

[Sheik]

You'd think he'd be great at backin' dat thing up.

 

[Iamtdg]

He doesn't have the hips for it. He struggles backpedaling.

For birthin'?

 

[Doomsday]

If his name were Michael Will Sam that would be pretty cool. All three 4-3 linebackers.

 

[Midswat]

I'm no scout but he just looks like a straight ahead player. Doesn't possess the athleticism for a ilb.

 

[NoShame]

Yea I remember reading around the time of the draft that he was being discussed as a possible 3-4 olb in a defense a lot like the ravens or steelers..but even that would be a tough conversion for him. Doubtful he'll be able to play mike in a Tampa 2.

 

[Doomsday]

But hell... Still with all this, it can't hurt a thing to try him out as Mike against the first team offense in practice. Might discover the next "mad dog" Lawrence Taylor.

 

[NoShame]

If we ran a 43 defense similar to Jim Johnson's 43 D when he had Jerimiah Trotter. Basically just using the mike to attack the A gaps then yea I could see the reasoning behind moving Sam there. But even then Trotter was a bull in that scheme.. Not sure how successful Sam would be in that role..

 

[Doomsday]

Nah let's see what he can do as things are. He might have a killer instinct for it.

 

[dbair1967]

At 6-2, 255 lbs I don't see him beefy enough for interior DL, and not really seeing him on the outside. He's got speed enough for the Mike spot. I wonder if the geniuses in Dallas have thought of this.

FAIL

 

[Doomsday]

FAIL

Why do you hate Gays?

 

[dbair1967]

Why do you hate Gays?

I hate LB's that wouldn't be able to play in space in a 4-3 defense

 

[cmd34]

Why do you hate Gays?

Because they didn't love him back....