[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
[quote]bond james bond wrote:
SN, are you saying Timmons would be better suited for a 4-3? I never considered that before. He seems too tall to be a true MLB run stuffer but he does allright. Levon Kirkland was a brick.
Even though I have watched football for most of my life I have never played organized football which leaves me out of the loop with some of you guys here when you get going lol. Alot goes right past me because I have no referance point so to speak.
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Timmons would be a perennial Pro Bowler at Will (weakside outside LB) in a 4-3. That’s the play making, pass coverage LB position in a 4-3. Think Derrick Brooks, Lance Briggs, and Cato June.
The position he plays right now (Buck or strongside ILB) would be my 3rd choice in a 3-4 for his skill set. Ideally he would play Farrior’s position (Mack, weakside ILB), but that won’t happen til 51 retires.[/quote]
Seems to me like he’s fine at OLB, to be honest. It’s nice to have those 3-4 outside backers that have good speed, explosion, and hips (basically an outside OLB for a Tampa 2) because he’s likely going to be dropping into some form of coverage as many times as he is blitzing.
I mean, the Steelers obviously play aggressively on defense. Since they have those 4 monster linebackers they can bring the pressure from various directions. It just seems to me that if they’re bring pressure from the other side, and Timmons ends up getting matched man-to-man on a slot receiver, although it’s not optimal it’s a situation I’d favor over him matched up against James Harrison, who’s a beast by no means a real burner.
IDK, that’s just my opinion. It kind of depends on the style of play. It’s interesting how much Dom Capers has Clay (Left outside, if not,) playing zone or blitzing, whereas the right LB tends to act like a free safety essentially half the time. I’m not utterly familiar with the Steeler’s usual game plan on defense so I may be off-basis here.
