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

xardoz said
Barwin has tremendous upside, but a pretty low floor too.

I like him as a early second round pick, and depending on who is on the board, maybe even a late first.

He has the tools, but he has not played any one position CONSISTENTLY through the years. If he gets good coaching, I think the sky is the limit with this kid, but he will need to be stroked his first couple years.

i'd have to agree with you here.

like i said. in my pie-in-the-sky fantasy we nab him in a tradedown.

at a position like corner or DE i think there is a much steeper learning curve than at linebacker. my main concern is how well can he cover because he seems to have more than enough talent to be at least a 2-down linebacker.

urlacher played numerous positions as well but his skill set translated to the nfl game to the tune of ROY honors in 2000.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Urlacher

Urlacher became a “Lobo-Back,” a cross between a linebacker and safety, and garnered much success in Long's 3-3-5 defense scheme.[5][6] He recorded 422 tackles, the third most in the school’s history, three interceptions, eleven forced fumbles and sacks. He was also the team’s return specialist and clutch wide receiver, catching seven passes for six touchdowns.[2]

like i said, he will definetly be someones linebacker at 258lbs. why not ours?