The Inside Linebacker Position

[Redskin Jim]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Man this undersized LB thing pisses me off so much it's like I'm a little guy having to defend myself. Look, Fletcher and Blades are short. They are heavier than most LBs in the league. Fletcher close to 250 and Blades even heavier. Obviously height is important to shed blocks and whatnot but clearly Fletcher learned how to be extremely effective or else he wouldn't be the tackling machine he is. The only question about pairing these two inside is how good can Blades really be...if he can be as good as Fletcher we'll be very good.

Actually, I think their low center of gravity would be more beneficial to shed blocks. I think that their lack of height would hinder them in coverage.