He has Clay Matthew's heart without the talent. He's Aaron Kampmann, only able to play OLB. I think we should draft the top OLB on the board next year in the first round.
"Dulak" wrote:
I felt that last year but if zombo keeps shining (and playing at OLB) I dont think so ...
no idea what we need next year considering the slug fest we have had to our players this year ... its almost like we dont need a corner and safety in the high picks next year ... DL LB and maybe RB (who knows how grant will do after surgery).
"DakotaT" wrote:
Problem is... He's not shining, he's supporting.
Just like Brad Jones.
Everyone saw what happened when Clay dropped out of the Washington game. We couldn't get to the passer to safe our lifes.
Jenkins and Matthews are carrying our pass rush. The rest just have to take advantage of the chances they get because of the coverage that Cullen and Clay (and to a lesser extent Raji) are drawing.
The Steelers have an awfully average secondary (although Polamalu makes up for a lot), but have one of the best defenses in the league.
The big reason for that is having James Harrison on one side and LaMarr Woodley on the other.
And they're not stopping there. They keep adding talent to the position. They just drafted Jason Worilds in the 2nd round this year.
Same goes for the Colts defense. They absolutely suck agains the run, but they have those two guys coming off the edge who make life miserable for opposing QBs.
That's what we need. We have an offense who can get up fast, forcing other teams to throw. If we have that 2nd edge rusher, we'll be nearly unstopable. Much like the Colts have been doing for years.
It's all about the pass rush.
Now, the good thing is that you can find some gems, since there's a position change involved, in the later rounds.
Zombo and Jones haven't been those dominant rushers, though.
I was pissing people of with the amount of whining I did about Jerry Hughes last year and I think I'll do it again, with another DE/OLB prospect this year.