lukerguy
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I'm having a hard time finding a WLB who fits what PC/JS tend to look for in a prospect. I feel like I can find something considerably wrong with all of them.
Khaseem Greene- Excellent instincts, great in coverage, good against the run, strong enough to block shed........slow (I can't see PC/JS drafting a slow LB. It just doesn't fit what I know about them.)
Arthur Brown- Excellent against the run, instinctive. Small and not great in coverage. I see more of a 3-4 ILB in brown.
Sio Moore- He doesn't have any major flaws but he doesn't do anything exceptionally well either in my opinion. Avg Size, Avg. speed, good strength, avg. instincts.
Zavier Gooden- He definitely has one thing that PC/JS covet, and that's speed. He's the fastest WLB in the draft and even had one of the fastest times if you consider Safeties as well. My main issue with Gooden is that he lacks strength in the running game. We struggled with this all year, and I feel Gooden is a sizeable downgrade vs Hill against the run. He'll help shore up the little underneath passing game, but I don't think he's built strong enough to be our WLB. He's also not instinctive in attack angles.
Those are the top 4 candidates that are repeatedly brought up in regards to the WLB position. So...I got to thinking, I am fairly confident PC/JS could look to a different position to find their WLB for 2013. Safety would be my guess. The reason for this is A) this is a very strong safety class & B) Safeties are natural WLB because they can cover & tackle.
To take this a step further, I really see TJ McDonald as a natural fit for what PC/JS would be looking for. Here's why:
1) He has excellent height/weight/speed that we look for. 6'3 4.5 40.
2) USC connection (PC is familiar with him)
3) He's great against the run & block shedding. USC had him in the box a lot, and he can get off of 350lb OGs and make a tackle. He's actually very good in the run game. He's tough too.
4) He's very instinctive and good in coverage. Watch the USC vs Califonia tape 2013
5) He's pretty agile. Check out his 3 cone vs Greene and Moore.
6) He can rush the passer. He's pretty good at coming off the edge and hitting the QB. I covet that out of our WLB position, especially since I believe Quinn will be far more aggressive.
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Khaseem Greene- Excellent instincts, great in coverage, good against the run, strong enough to block shed........slow (I can't see PC/JS drafting a slow LB. It just doesn't fit what I know about them.)
Arthur Brown- Excellent against the run, instinctive. Small and not great in coverage. I see more of a 3-4 ILB in brown.
Sio Moore- He doesn't have any major flaws but he doesn't do anything exceptionally well either in my opinion. Avg Size, Avg. speed, good strength, avg. instincts.
Zavier Gooden- He definitely has one thing that PC/JS covet, and that's speed. He's the fastest WLB in the draft and even had one of the fastest times if you consider Safeties as well. My main issue with Gooden is that he lacks strength in the running game. We struggled with this all year, and I feel Gooden is a sizeable downgrade vs Hill against the run. He'll help shore up the little underneath passing game, but I don't think he's built strong enough to be our WLB. He's also not instinctive in attack angles.
Those are the top 4 candidates that are repeatedly brought up in regards to the WLB position. So...I got to thinking, I am fairly confident PC/JS could look to a different position to find their WLB for 2013. Safety would be my guess. The reason for this is A) this is a very strong safety class & B) Safeties are natural WLB because they can cover & tackle.
To take this a step further, I really see TJ McDonald as a natural fit for what PC/JS would be looking for. Here's why:
1) He has excellent height/weight/speed that we look for. 6'3 4.5 40.
2) USC connection (PC is familiar with him)
3) He's great against the run & block shedding. USC had him in the box a lot, and he can get off of 350lb OGs and make a tackle. He's actually very good in the run game. He's tough too.
4) He's very instinctive and good in coverage. Watch the USC vs Califonia tape 2013
5) He's pretty agile. Check out his 3 cone vs Greene and Moore.
6) He can rush the passer. He's pretty good at coming off the edge and hitting the QB. I covet that out of our WLB position, especially since I believe Quinn will be far more aggressive.
[youtube]JL25MJ3YPJI[/youtube]