LB Locker 2020

alteredst8 said:
Just call him a defensive player and ignore titles and positioning with him. Arguments can be made he's a DB or LB. I say draft the kid, and just let him hunt from anywhere he is capable of handling.
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I personally thought he looked better as a safety when I watched him but yeah, just call him a chess piece. Just don’t tell any of the Michigan guys after we made fun of them for saying that about Peppers a couple years ago.
 
Okay, who?


Sanjit T. @Sanjit__T 11h
If the #Raiders don't take a LB in the 1st round, Jordyn Brooks (@JordynBrooks_) is a LB that will be available in the mid rounds. He is an instinctive, downhill LB who could excel in the Paul Guenther Defensive system.
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From Matt Bowen:

Let's focus on 10 prospects from this class who can be used in today's pro offensive and defensive systems, starting with the ultimate ready-for-the-modern-NFL player: Clemson's Isaiah Simmons.

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Isaiah Simmons, LB/S, Clemson
Why he fits today's NFL: At 6-foot-4, 238 pounds with 4.39 speed, Simmons has a rare combination of size and speed. His athletic traits simply jump off the film. I see the Clemson product as a safety in base defense, playing in a Quarters/Cover 3 system. He can cut crossers, spin down as a "robber" and roam the perimeter to make plays in space.

However, Simmons' value is boosted more by his ability to be a movable chess piece in sub-package personnel, where NFL defensive coordinators can maximize his elite traits in nickel and dime sets as a hybrid linebacker/safety. Picture Simmons defending underneath to match up with tight ends, pressuring from an off-the-ball alignment or dropping in coverage to clog up passing lanes. And with his versatile skill set, Simmons can be rotated to depth after the snap to cloud the coverage looks for opposing quarterbacks.

NFL comp: Derwin James, Los Angeles Chargers


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Kenneth Murray, ILB, Oklahoma

Why he fits today's NFL: With 4.52 speed at 6-2 and 241 pounds, Murray's pursuit speed jumps off the screen. He can move. That's sideline-to-sideline range to track the ball. And the former safety has the traits to play an impact role in nickel and dime packages. He can be added as a blitzer, rush off the edge or drop as a coverage defender. Murray checks the boxes here as a versatile linebacker with three-down ability.

NFL comp: Kwon Alexander, San Francisco 49ers
 
Im higher on Murray than a lot of people, think he'l be a very good NFL LB, just question the need/value in the 1st round with our two free agent pickups, Malik Harrison is who id be targeting bit later on, but wouldnt be upset with Murray.
 
mattsrhinos1978 said:
Im higher on Murray than a lot of people, think he'l be a very good NFL LB, just question the need/value in the 1st round with our two free agent pickups, Malik Harrison is who id be targeting bit later on, but wouldnt be upset with Murray.
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What we and Gruden/G will do are not the same thing. Just don’t see it happening. Heck, Burfict coming back I think has a bigger chance of happening.
 
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