Burns is way too small to be effectiveeeee.....!!!!!!!

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, PanthersBigD said:

You’re in rare passive aggressive form tonight, Scot. Who did you want at 16? I’m guessing not Burns, lol!

Mentioning that we're probably switching to a 3-4 is passive aggressive?

[Sub Zero]

2 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

igo was very high on everette brown as well fwiw

Why the fug do you ppl keep bringing up his name.. 

Okay they went to the same school decades apart from each other.. Wtf is wrong with you ppl?? They are not the same player..

[PanthersBigD]

It doesn’t matter which defense we run. Rivera has fielded number one defenses with different teams running both fronts. He’s got his flaws, but he’s a great defensive mind.

[KillerKat]

5 minutes ago, ncfan said:

Even if we do

Dude is helluva versatile 

 

Mcshay on sportcenter mock draft had us getting him

And they said he is skilled enough, he could even play that joker 4-3 OLB role that Anthony Barr plays in Minnesota 

Barr is an OLB. If we're putting Burns at OLB, then we're either putting Irvin at backup OLB or putting him at DE which would potentially upset him since playing OLB was one of the reasons he came here. So most likely in this scenario, Irvin to backup OLB and we still have a need at DE.

[SazmoRanger]

8 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

We might not.

I mentioned the comparison and him being a 4-3 defensive end because of all of the people saying we run a 4-3. The kid can play 4-3 and/or 3-4 based on his measurements. 

[KillerKat]

1 minute ago, PanthersBigD said:

It doesn’t matter which defense we run. Rivera has fielded number one defenses with different teams running both fronts. He’s got his flaws, but he’s a great defensive mind.

He is but I don't think he's been right in the middle of a transition though. Bears and Chargers already had guys that all were proven to play their scheme.

[ncfan]

 

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, SazmoRanger said:

I mentioned the comparison and him being a 4-3 defensive end because of all of the people saying we run a 4-3. The kid can play 4-3 and/or 3-4 based on his measurements. 

From what I've seen I think he'd be a better fit in a 3-4.

Lots of indicators pointing that that's the direction we're going (full time, not hybrid).

[KillerKat]

2 minutes ago, SazmoRanger said:

I mentioned the comparison and him being a 4-3 defensive end because of all of the people saying we run a 4-3. The kid can play 4-3 and/or 3-4 based on his measurements. 

This is what I'm hoping. That he can play 4-3 DE and then we know he can play 3-4 OLB.

[45catfan]

As long as the team doesn't try to use Burns as a DE in the 4-3 base.  His butt will get rag dolled in the trenches.  He's clearly a 3-4 OLB and for him to be successful, should be used as such.

[KillerKat]

Just now, 45catfan said:

As long as the team doesn't try to use Burns as a DE in the 4-3 base.  His butt will get rag dolled in the trenches.  He's clearly a 3-4 OLB and for him to be successful, should be used as such.

I hope we didn't use a first on a guy that will only be on the field in certain situations. I hope he's on the field full time.

[AU-panther]

5 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

Thing people are missing is we are assuming the rest of our LBs and DEs will be effective in the 3-4. Having only a couple LBs that we know can play it doesn't boost confidence that it will work that way.

I think Luke and Shaq will be fine as 3-4 ILBs.  Addison and Irving both seem like 3-4 OLB fits.  Haynes last year seemed more like a 3-4 OLB than DE anyway.

Poe might actually be a better fit in 3-4. I'm not sure we would have kept his current contract if we were going to stay predominately 4-3 as we have in the past.

3-4 DE opposite from Short is probably our biggest need right now with our front seven, although Love resigning helps with that.

[Carl Spackler]

What was the last season that saw us run a 3-4? 1998?

[bobcat91]

I dont like the pick with Sweat on the board. I think we will regret this down the road. We still have the same number of needs as we did coming in.