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Originally Posted by Mecca
If you believe in Derrick Johnson at all, which I personally don't, Curry isn't really who you should be picking since they'd play the same 3-4 position.
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#1) I am not a DJ fan. Never have been. Understood 'why' the Chiefs took him, just never thought he would be a great player.
#2) DJ and Curry are NOT the same player. Curry is a solid tackler that sheds blocks and blows up plays. He is not a coverage linebacker that runs around blocks. He is also an emotional leader on the field.
#3) You need two ILB's. That is the meaning of 3-4, and BOTH have to be able to cover sideline to sideline.
Perhaps you don't understand the 3-4, but you can rush either OLB, and that shifts one ILB into a pseudo MLB role and one into a pseudo OLB role, depending on the formation and which OLB was rushed.
You need two guys that are good in coverage. You need two guys that can make plays all over the field.
That is why most ILB's are not as big as typical MLB's.