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When Greene was hired, he said 3-4 OLBs do three things:
1. Defend the run at the point of attack
2. Rush the passer
3. Drop into flats and short zones
We talked about Kampman being dominate at two (stopping the run and rushing the passer), but probably struggling when dropping into coverage.
Listening to Thompson at his press conference, he talked about what Matthews does well. He said he's a good pass rusher. He said he was good at dropping into coverage. The thing that surprised me about Matthews with his average size 240 lbs was that he excelled at taking on blockers at the point of attack. Thompson said he he can fight through blocks and stay on his feet in situations that most LBS cannot.
Anyway, Thompson went on to describe a player that fit exactly what Kevin Greene described as a 3-4 outside linebacker.
Kampman is a star pass rusher and better than just about any LB in the league at shedding blocks and taking on blocks at the point of attack. He's going to dominate in two of the three fazes. However, he'll probably struggle in coverage. A good coach would probably have him rushing the passer and stopping the run more than dropping into coverage. Having a more complete player on the other side is going to allow Capers the flexibility to keep Kampman doing what he does best most of the time and he'll still be able to mix Matthews into the pass rush because Matthews is really good at that too.
I was not excited at first glance. I'm more excited after having heard about him from Thompson and having read about him a little more.
1. Defend the run at the point of attack
2. Rush the passer
3. Drop into flats and short zones
We talked about Kampman being dominate at two (stopping the run and rushing the passer), but probably struggling when dropping into coverage.
Listening to Thompson at his press conference, he talked about what Matthews does well. He said he's a good pass rusher. He said he was good at dropping into coverage. The thing that surprised me about Matthews with his average size 240 lbs was that he excelled at taking on blockers at the point of attack. Thompson said he he can fight through blocks and stay on his feet in situations that most LBS cannot.
Anyway, Thompson went on to describe a player that fit exactly what Kevin Greene described as a 3-4 outside linebacker.
Kampman is a star pass rusher and better than just about any LB in the league at shedding blocks and taking on blocks at the point of attack. He's going to dominate in two of the three fazes. However, he'll probably struggle in coverage. A good coach would probably have him rushing the passer and stopping the run more than dropping into coverage. Having a more complete player on the other side is going to allow Capers the flexibility to keep Kampman doing what he does best most of the time and he'll still be able to mix Matthews into the pass rush because Matthews is really good at that too.
I was not excited at first glance. I'm more excited after having heard about him from Thompson and having read about him a little more.
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