Per Herring: Cushing at inside LB

[thunderkyss]

Originally Posted by SoCalTexanFan

This tells me that last year wasn't a slump for Cush and the reality is Cush rookie season was performance enhanced. He was no where near the player he was in his rookie year. RB's were dropping him like crazy on pass rushes and he couldn't take on the takle. The strength of the 3-4 is the outside LB and the fact they are putting him inside instead tells me a lot.

This is ridiculous. The strength of the 3-4 is not the OLBs. Take Demarcus Ware off the Cowboys & you've lost your pass rush, but not the heart of your D.

Cushing is a football player, he's very rounded, very versatile. At ILB, he'll be in position to use all his talents, not just his pass rushing ability.

Think Demarcus Ware/Bradie James. Each of those guys were instrumental to the 2009 Cowboy's Defense.

[dtran04]

Cushing is perfect where they project him to go. He's a decent blitzer but not a good pass rusher if that makes any sense. Demeco is similar too.

[IDEXAN]

Originally Posted by thunderkyss

Wrong..... Greg Ellis was transformed to OLB opposite Ware. He didn't like it, because he was no longer a primary pass rusher. He covered the TE.

The weakside OLB will rush the QB on almost every down. The Strongside DE will rush the QB from the other side. The Strongside OLB will blitz, but not on every down, and it will be so infrequently, the QB won't know if he's coming or going.



Wrong. Nading is definitely not a 4-3 DE. He may look a lot better as an OLB.

And what's up with Mark Anderson? I think he's as good an OLB prospect as anyone out there in FA or the draft.

Like Barwin, Nading & Andersens experience is also limited to the 4-3 as DE ends so who knows how they'd do in the 3-4 ? For example, who knows how they can play in pass coverage ?

[Lucky]

Originally Posted by thunderkyss

Think Demarcus Ware/Bradie James. Each of those guys were instrumental to the 2009 Cowboy's Defense.

If Demarcus Ware and Bradie James both hit the free agent market, who would ca$h in the most?

Equating Bradie James' value to Demarcus Ware's is what's ridiculous.

[thunderkyss]

Originally Posted by Lucky

If Demarcus Ware and Bradie James both hit the free agent market, who would ca$h in the most?

Equating Bradie James' value to Demarcus Ware's is what's ridiculous.

You're right, I should have used Ray Lewis & Terrell Suggs.

Patrick Willis & Manny Lawson.

Bart Scott & Calvin Pace.

[ArlingtonTexan]

Originally Posted by IDEXAN

OK you got me there 49er, Willis is a great football player and certainly worthy
of your 11th overall pick in that Draft. God knows we Texans' fans are stilling kicking ourselves (rather that is kicking Smith-Kubiak) for not taking Willis or CB Revis instead of the "boy wonder". But I still stick with my origional statment which I think is valid generally speaking.

Maybe a consideration when you are drafting, but once you have the assets just have use as many of them in the best possible combinations. Of course, if we had enough good assets might not be talking about fitting Mario and Cushing into what is probably their 2nd best positions.