OLB CONNOR BARWIN: the next Urlacher?? better than curry???!!!!

Let me rephrase then, he is not explosive off the ball but he has top gear speed.*Sacks has nothing to do with strength.*The kid looks strong too but he's not Orakpo is all.*I see him as a DE not an OLB.*So for him to be a dynamo at DE he needs strength and explosiveness.* He looks like a hybrid which works well in the 34 defense.*If we ran a 3-4 he would likely be more valuable but a DE like Ayers is what the Saints need. If he is going to play OLB then he'll need time to learn and develop.*Rookie season would see him used as a buck LB like someone else said.*Charlie Clemons' old position, basically a LB who rushes like a DE off the edge.

Keep in mind measureables aren't everything and don't always equate to being able to change positions.


OMG, clemons was so unbeilvably stiff i could never understand why haslett stubbornly played him at MLB. he was one of biggest liabilities in coverage at linebacker that i have ever seen on this team.

clemons in coverage = sedrick hodge in run support!

i shook my head the day we signed him. i already knew how stiff his game was because i watched him on the rams!


athletically, he posted a better 3-cone than keith bulluck

http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=256&draftyear=2000&genpos=OLB
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=256&draftyear=2000&genpos=OLB


and watching him bat that ball down and chase down plays were things that clemons could not even dream of doing in space.


and don't try to compare him physically to jason babin either.

http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=58213&draftyear=2004&genpos=DE

. he smokes that kid in terms of talent.