My point that I poorly was trying to make is that you don’t need a 6’2 240 thumper in the middle of the defense like you definitely did when those guys played. The prototypical linebacker, size wise is not what it used to be.
If you’ve watched the 2022 Miami hurricanes defense and think Corey Flagg is in the top 10 of issues on that defense then I don’t know what to tell you.
He’s probably going to be all ACC this year.
The style of linebacker that is needed to defend 2022 offenses is dramatically different than the style of linebacker the majority of those guys were/are.