Originally Posted by
Maxie the Taxi
Sure the hybrid LB's will be schemed against by the OC's. But then the DC's will scheme against the OC's and so it goes. LOL
The things I don't see as a fad are big/fast TE's, RB's who are just as much pass catchers as they are runners and speedy running QB's like Wilson and Bridgewater. To me, that means you need speed on the defensive side of the ball to counter them. Now, you might find a big, traditional MLB with SS speed (Urlacher 6'4" 258) but two things: 1) Urlachers are few and far between; and 2) faster, traditional ILB's (Shazier 6'1" 230, Mosley 6'2" 235, Kendricks 6'0" 232) are in all reality not much bigger than a SS/hybrid LB (Smith 6'3" 223, Bucannon 6'1" 210). The guys in the draft this year who could be considered hybrid ILB's are Miles Killebrew 6'1" 219, Jeremy Cash 6'0" 212, Darian Thompson 6'1" 215).
I think what these guys lack in weight they make up for in speed, attitude, tackling ability and coverage skills.