Football Linebackers still available in free agency.

shammus · 04:41 PM

I thought that Mike Goff was a positive signing for us given that the RG spot is totally open (Jones is a UFA and probably won’t return) and he’s been solid for the Chargers the past five years. I began thinking though that without that signing, we didn’t really even have that spot filled on our roster and would have to rely on the draft to produce a starter for us.

So with that in mind, I started thinking about our linebacking core. Assuming guys like Pollard and Hali don’t get shifted to LB, we basically have two guys on our roster (Vrabel & DJ) that can even compete for a starting spot. By all accounts, we’ll be playing the 3-4 at least part time next year so we’re woefully thin in that dept. We also need decent depth at the position and I don’t think we have that either since we let Edwards, Boiman and Thomas walk after the season. With all this in mind, below is a short list of free agent LBs still remaining. Some of these guys could compete for a starting spot, while others would be suited for depth only. I think there’s probably a spot on the team for most of these players though and if we draft a guy or two, we’d have some decent competition in camp. I wouldn’t mind reading about a Keiaho signing at some point and Cato June was a probowler while he was with the Colts 2 years ago. Any thoughts?

Marcus Washington, Redskins. Age: 31. Health concerns and dropoff in production last year
Cato June, Age 29 -- 67 tackles last year – significant drop in production from 2007 but still young enough to rebound
Derrick Brooks, Bucs, Age 36 – 87 tackles in 2008 which is actually a significant drop in production
Marques Harris, Chargers. Age: 27. – backup LB last year…3 starts, 28 tackles, 2.5 sacks
Rocky Boiman, Chiefs. Age: 29. decent backup and special teams player.
Freddie Keiaho, Colts, Age 26 – young ascending player who started 14 games last year. 105 tackles last year

03-26-2009, 04:30 PM	Topic Starter
shammus Starter Join Date: Sep 2006 Casino cash: $7774957	Linebackers still available in free agency. I thought that Mike Goff was a positive signing for us given that the RG spot is totally open (Jones is a UFA and probably won’t return) and he’s been solid for the Chargers the past five years. I began thinking though that without that signing, we didn’t really even have that spot filled on our roster and would have to rely on the draft to produce a starter for us. So with that in mind, I started thinking about our linebacking core. Assuming guys like Pollard and Hali don’t get shifted to LB, we basically have two guys on our roster (Vrabel & DJ) that can even compete for a starting spot. By all accounts, we’ll be playing the 3-4 at least part time next year so we’re woefully thin in that dept. We also need decent depth at the position and I don’t think we have that either since we let Edwards, Boiman and Thomas walk after the season. With all this in mind, below is a short list of free agent LBs still remaining. Some of these guys could compete for a starting spot, while others would be suited for depth only. I think there’s probably a spot on the team for most of these players though and if we draft a guy or two, we’d have some decent competition in camp. I wouldn’t mind reading about a Keiaho signing at some point and Cato June was a probowler while he was with the Colts 2 years ago. Any thoughts? Marcus Washington, Redskins. Age: 31. Health concerns and dropoff in production last year Cato June, Age 29 -- 67 tackles last year – significant drop in production from 2007 but still young enough to rebound Derrick Brooks, Bucs, Age 36 – 87 tackles in 2008 which is actually a significant drop in production Marques Harris, Chargers. Age: 27. – backup LB last year…3 starts, 28 tackles, 2.5 sacks Rocky Boiman, Chiefs. Age: 29. decent backup and special teams player. Freddie Keiaho, Colts, Age 26 – young ascending player who started 14 games last year. 105 tackles last year Last edited by shammus; 03-26-2009 at 04:41 PM..
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