(04-29-2019, 07:59 AM)Dimson Wrote:

(04-29-2019, 12:18 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: Then why did they draft another undersized LB in the 3rd?

And why not draft more LBs period. If you are moving to a 3-4 you need a lot more LBs.

Yep.

Yannick is a classic RDE pass rusher.

Both Fowler and Allen are more stand up rush ROLBs suited for 3-4.  Difference being Allen probably has the talent to do either extremely well.

This is why I can't stand the "edge" parroting.  The roles/techniques/skill sets of RDEs in 4-3 and 3-4 ROLBs are NOT interchangeable.  Only rare pass rushers like Allen could do both (Fowler could not.)  This is where the classing "tweener" label came from - guys who are too small or lack technique to be a DE, or maybe can't cover or are a hair slow to close as a rush ROLB.

Long story short... we'll use both in a way we'll get the best out of their skill set, line them up where necessary to be effective.

Williams is said to have the sideline to sideline speed that gives us what Telvin has, and from the clips I've seen has just as strong or better close and finish skills.

I think we'll see more of what we've already shown as far as hybrid positioning, but now I see us as being capable of adding even more nuance.  I look at Allen as they guy they hoped Fowler would become but didn't - difference being Allen already does all the things as good or better than they expect from that role (where Fowler really only scratched the surface and only at the very end.)

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