Armbrister

[Gatorhater]

He's as good or better than some LBs we've had during great times. If he were coming back next year, and I, too, have heard both sides continuously, it'd be a tremendous help for our LB depth and overall defense.

We are beyond thin at LB next year.

Grace
Kirby/Young
Owens

That's it with guys with playing experience. Pretty ugly and LB recruiting isn't going the best either (although I like Perry).

I think the depth could be a lot better than some think. Here is what I think 2015 could look like at LB.

SAM
SR Tyriq McCord (with AQM coming back, I can see McCord moving back to SAM)
SO Darrion Owens
RFR Mike Smith
FR Jamie Gordinier

MLB
SR Raphael Kirby
SO Juwon Young

WILL
JR Jermaine Grace
RFR Terry McCray
FR Charles Perry

If Mike Smith makes an unusual leap and Mccord finds a way to be comfortable at SAM (while I feel incredibly nervous watching him in space), it would help, sure.

Would have been nice to roll into next season with Figs (****, to have had him this season).

That's the thing. We ask our LBers to do a lot of things, especially play well in space. Our best LB Perryman struggles at times.

Now we have guys like Smith and McCray, there MO coming out of HS was they struggle in space. Its a scary situation IMO.

FWIW, I don't see keeping Owens off the field. Him and Grace will be our best 2 LB next year.

We used to move LB to DE and had fast mobile QB killers. Then we moved safeties to LB -- see Ray Lewis. Now it seems we try to make DE into LBs because of the 3-4. Biggger change going backward than forward. If we insist on this stupid 3-4 then better to get some larger safeties and move them forward.

 

[wherrera8]

We are beyond thin at LB next year.

Grace
Kirby/Young
Owens

That's it with guys with playing experience. Pretty ugly and LB recruiting isn't going the best either (although I like Perry).

I think the depth could be a lot better than some think. Here is what I think 2015 could look like at LB.

SAM
SR Tyriq McCord (with AQM coming back, I can see McCord moving back to SAM)
SO Darrion Owens
RFR Mike Smith
FR Jamie Gordinier

MLB
SR Raphael Kirby
SO Juwon Young

WILL
JR Jermaine Grace
RFR Terry McCray
FR Charles Perry

If Mike Smith makes an unusual leap and Mccord finds a way to be comfortable at SAM (while I feel incredibly nervous watching him in space), it would help, sure.

Would have been nice to roll into next season with Figs (****, to have had him this season).

That's the thing. We ask our LBers to do a lot of things, especially play well in space. Our best LB Perryman struggles at times.

Now we have guys like Smith and McCray, there MO coming out of HS was they struggle in space. Its a scary situation IMO.

FWIW, I don't see keeping Owens off the field. Him and Grace will be our best 2 LB next year.

We used to move LB to DE and had fast mobile QB killers. Then we moved safeties to LB -- see Ray Lewis. Now it seems we try to make DE into LBs because of the 3-4. Biggger change going backward than forward. If we insist on this stupid 3-4 then better to get some larger safeties and move them forward.

Carter could be a possibility, right?

 

[SFbayCane]

I too would not be surprised if we see Trayone Gray at linebacker next year.

 

[grover]

Would love to see Armbrister back... Why wouldn't McCord make a good SAM? Couldn't Gayot move down?