Zack Baun: Top Graded LB / DPOTW [Why Baun Isn’t Still a Saint Thread]

2009ring said

I read something on this from the Eagles side since I'm local here. Vic Fangio was quoted as saying that the Saints had Baun pegged as more of a ST and OLB/Pass Rusher, and Fangio saw him more as an ILB. So Fangio moved him to ILB and here we are.

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Baun settled into a pass rusher role in 2023 to get him on the field more as the Saints pass rush was struggling. But he was originally backup ILB when Demario was injured. He played the same position here as he does in Philly. He actually played both inside and weak side spots when either Davis or Werner were injured. He didn’t blossom at LB in this defense yet when he filled in.