[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by RustShack

3-4 DE's are drafting for their pass rushing ability, not coverage. If your a coverage LB your a ILB.

Well according to the Packers they are going to move Aaron Kampman to OLB in their new 3-4 scheme and they said that position has to be able to cover good.

Kampman Switching To 3-4 OLB

From Packers.com:

With an almost entirely new defensive coaching staff, the coaches on that side of the ball are evaluating the team’s existing personnel to see where players fit in the new system. Head Coach Mike McCarthy said Tuesday that defensive end Aaron Kampman will line up at outside linebacker in the base defense. Though it is too early to say who else will be playing there for the Packers in ‘09, Greene does know what will be required of them.

“They have to rush like big defensive ends against big offensive tackles, which are 6-6, 330, and so forth,” Greene said. “Obviously they get picked up by a running back every once in a while, but it’s a rare occasion when a running back will try to block an outside backer in the 3-4.

“An outside backer in a 3-4 has to play the run hard from the point of attack, and there are so many different blocking schemes that offenses try to get them on the perimeter. And an outside backer has to be able to cover. He’s got to be able to drop.