| chiefzilla1501 |
04-12-2009 12:21 PM |
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Originally Posted by CrazyHorse
(Post 5662079)
I have never said he's the exception. Never said he could rush the passer. Only said there's no reason to think he cant. He's shown he can get in the backfield when asked.
Also said it dont matter. I'd take him either way.
I've also said that 4-3 LBs are not generally converted to 3-4 because of physical stature. You dont read what I say. You just pound the keyboard hoping that if you say the same thing over and over that it will apply.
But it doesn't. I'd take him at either position.
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Okay, fine. You're right. Aaron Curry is the first 250-pound LB to ever enter the draft. 4-3 LBs aren't converted into 3-4 OLBs because THEY ARE NOT PASS RUSHERS. You apparently think that all pass rushing is just about running after the QB on the blitz. It's not. There is a ton of technique and it takes years to perfect. And those who work at it often still don't get it right. You have to know how to time the snaps, play with your hands on the ground at times, explode off the snap (very important), know a wide assortment of pass rush moves, be proficient at shedding blocks when engaged, know how to swim past left tackles who are very, very good at blocking you. We have little evidence about how he can do on these things. But what we do know is that he won't be nearly as good at it as a DE who has trained on this for the past 4 years.
You act as if the only thing that's important for a 3-4 OLB is to have speed and size. That's not the case. You have to know how to play the position. Aaron Curry does NOT know how to play the position. He can do 25% of it, but is extremely raw at the other 75% of it. 4-3 OLBs aren't picked to play 3-4 OLB not because of physical stature, but because they lack the skill set to play DE.
Aaron Curry is a top 10 pick because he has a complete skill set. And his strength is in pass coverage and in instincts--those are two things he would do significantly less of in a 3-4 as an OLB. If you draft him as a 3-4 OLB, you are essentially asking him to do a lot less of what he is really, really good at, and asking him to do a lot more of what we know nothing about--his pass rushing ability. Rather than gamble on an undersized LB with virtually no training as a pass rusher and little in-game experience at it, why don't you do what 100% of 3-4 defenses are doing? Draft a DE and then force them to become at least average at LB responsibilities.
Sorry, you keep saying that playing Curry at 3-4 OLB isn't an exception. And yet you can't answer the question of why 100% of 3-4 OLBs played DE in college and why 15 of 16 3-4 OLBs weigh more than Curry does. And don't tell me that Curry is the only 250+-pound LB to enter the draft. He isn't. |
