Grave Digger posted:Floridarob posted:I dont get the hype for Burns. The guy is strickly a rush linebacker and cant cover anyone. Snippet from McGinns people
Fits best as a 3-4 outside linebacker but has little or no experience dropping into coverage. “He can’t play in space,” said another scout. “Strictly an edge guy. He’s all initial quickness. He beats you with his first move. He doesn’t have much beyond that. Undersized. He’s not really physical.”
maybe in the 3rd round but before that, No Thanks-
I think they're massively underrating him. I think he's comparable to Harold Landry last year, a guy who draftniks said similar things about. He's the most natural pass rusher and the most polished pass rusher in the draft. He's not a 3 down DE, but he can always add strength, you can't teach those natural instincts for rushing off the edge.
Agree on Burns. He's not just a run around the tackle defensive end. Burns has a nice array of moves and uses his hands well. We didn't draft Clay Matthews with the idea that he would be great to drop into coverage. Only knock that I've seen that looks legit is that he's not great against the run. Going from 220 to 250 should help.