Ole Miss MLB Patrick Willis

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Originally Posted by Big C

i wanted him at first but after reading some scouting reports on him i dont know if he is good enough in coverage for our scheme, where our MLB has to cover quite often. he seems more of a jerimiah trotter type player, a run stopper...we know how that worked out. i may be wrong about his style but from what ive read it seems he may be similar

Of course you want an LB who can cover but they need a tackler. They need a guy in the middle who will eat up ball carriers and short receivers all day long. I will take a guy who can fight through a block and either make the play or stall it until the Grim Reaper comes along and makes his weekly appearance on jacked up.

Let the OLBs and secondary cover. If I get 120-130 tackles out of the guy in the middle I don't care if he can cover a lick.

The problem with taking a rookie MLB is whether he can run G-dub's offense. They can't take a guy anywhere in the first round who is going to sit like Rocky did. I think that Rocky pick was the worst pick they have had in years not because Rocky is a bad player but because they didn't put him on the field until week 16. If you can't find playing time for top 5 pick in the second round, you have no business trading up to get them.