Bloom's updated LB rankings with commentary (1 Viewer)

[Sigmund Bloom]

Updated LB rankings

As always, I love for this stuff to spark good discussions, Im always open to other points of view. Feel free to request comments for anyone I didn't add one for, or unranked players (I commented on Maualuga).

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[Warpig]

Updated LB rankings

As always, I love for this stuff to spark good discussions, Im always open to other points of view. Feel free to request comments for anyone I didn't add one for, or unranked players (I commented on Maualuga).

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Bloom,I've seen some depth charts showing Beason as the SLB in Carolina with Dan Conner lined up as the MLB. Obviously, this would certainly knock him down from #2 in your rankings. Have you heard anything to confirm this? If true, it would make me sick to my stomach. But nothing surprises me in the NFL nowadays.

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

Updated LB rankings

As always, I love for this stuff to spark good discussions, Im always open to other points of view. Feel free to request comments for anyone I didn't add one for, or unranked players (I commented on Maualuga).

Thanks for being the best IDP community anywhere!

Bloom,I've seen some depth charts showing Beason as the SLB in Carolina with Dan Conner lined up as the MLB. Obviously, this would certainly knock him down from #2 in your rankings. Have you heard anything to confirm this? If true, it would make me sick to my stomach. But nothing surprises me in the NFL nowadays.

no truth to that at all. Connor is the backup, Beason recently missed an OTA, so Connor was lined up with the first team.

 

[~NEMESIS~]

Nice rankings.

The one thing that stood out a bit to me was L. Foote's ranking. He is too low for a redraft imo. If he is indeed the starting MLB for Detroit this year, which most assume he will be, he should be higher on this list just because of that. That is a fantasy hot spot. Foote is far superior than Lenon talent wise and If Lenon can put up good numbers there, Foote should be great.

I assume the reasoning is Foote's likelyhood of being a 2-down player, and he might be, but I still think he will rack up enough tackles to warrant a higher ranking than 58. I see him falling in the 30's. Especially if he gets a 3rd down role along side J. Peterson.

 

[jgb95]

why does everyone have Durant as an OLB

I thought i read in numerous places that he had been moved to ILB.

 

[Warpig]

Updated LB rankings

As always, I love for this stuff to spark good discussions, Im always open to other points of view. Feel free to request comments for anyone I didn't add one for, or unranked players (I commented on Maualuga).

Thanks for being the best IDP community anywhere!

Bloom,I've seen some depth charts showing Beason as the SLB in Carolina with Dan Conner lined up as the MLB. Obviously, this would certainly knock him down from #2 in your rankings. Have you heard anything to confirm this? If true, it would make me sick to my stomach. But nothing surprises me in the NFL nowadays.

no truth to that at all. Connor is the backup, Beason recently missed an OTA, so Connor was lined up with the first team.

What scares me, is that this site http://www.localsports.ca/nfl_rosters/caro...anthers_dc.html , is my favorite as far as updated depth charts (they even update it during the draft and pretty much daily...shows Beason as SLB. Dan Conner was a 2nd round pick last year correct? That's what I'm concerned with. Since Conner was a pretty high pick I'm afraid they may put him at MLB because he may be incapable of playing any of the other LB spots. Perhaps Beason is more diverse and they figure to get their best playmakers on the field they are toying with the idea of putting Conner at MLB with Beason at SLB.Maybe I'm just PMSing right now...but as a Beason owner in one of my other leagues...I can't help but feel uncomfortable about this.

 

[chook]

No love for Kevin Burnett or Akeem Jordan?

 

[Jene Bramel]

why does everyone have Durant as an OLBI thought i read in numerous places that he had been moved to ILB.

We update our database manually. I'll make this change (and possibly others) tonight.There has been some discussion that Del Rio hasn't formally decided to make the switch, however. I'd say the move is probably 90% certain to occur.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Updated LB rankings

As always, I love for this stuff to spark good discussions, Im always open to other points of view. Feel free to request comments for anyone I didn't add one for, or unranked players (I commented on Maualuga).

Thanks for being the best IDP community anywhere!

Bloom,I've seen some depth charts showing Beason as the SLB in Carolina with Dan Conner lined up as the MLB. Obviously, this would certainly knock him down from #2 in your rankings. Have you heard anything to confirm this? If true, it would make me sick to my stomach. But nothing surprises me in the NFL nowadays.

no truth to that at all. Connor is the backup, Beason recently missed an OTA, so Connor was lined up with the first team.

What scares me, is that this site http://www.localsports.ca/nfl_rosters/caro...anthers_dc.html , is my favorite as far as updated depth charts (they even update it during the draft and pretty much daily...shows Beason as SLB. Dan Conner was a 2nd round pick last year correct? That's what I'm concerned with. Since Conner was a pretty high pick I'm afraid they may put him at MLB because he may be incapable of playing any of the other LB spots. Perhaps Beason is more diverse and they figure to get their best playmakers on the field they are toying with the idea of putting Conner at MLB with Beason at SLB.Maybe I'm just PMSing right now...but as a Beason owner in one of my other leagues...I can't help but feel uncomfortable about this.

There's no reason to feel uncomfortable. Beason and Thomas Davis played extremely well last year and are cemented in their current roles. It'll be a shock of epic proportions if Beason is moved to SLB to make room for Connor, especially given how John Fox generally treats his younger players if there's any veteran mildly qualified ahead of them on the depth chart. I've seen no discussion among the beat writers or quotes from the coaching staff that would suggest Connor is competing for a starting role this year, much less that he's bumping Beason out of the MLB role.

 

[Zoomanji]

Updated LB rankings

As always, I love for this stuff to spark good discussions, Im always open to other points of view. Feel free to request comments for anyone I didn't add one for, or unranked players (I commented on Maualuga).

Thanks for being the best IDP community anywhere!

Bloom,I've seen some depth charts showing Beason as the SLB in Carolina with Dan Conner lined up as the MLB. Obviously, this would certainly knock him down from #2 in your rankings. Have you heard anything to confirm this? If true, it would make me sick to my stomach. But nothing surprises me in the NFL nowadays.

no truth to that at all. Connor is the backup, Beason recently missed an OTA, so Connor was lined up with the first team.

What scares me, is that this site http://www.localsports.ca/nfl_rosters/caro...anthers_dc.html , is my favorite as far as updated depth charts (they even update it during the draft and pretty much daily...shows Beason as SLB. Dan Conner was a 2nd round pick last year correct? That's what I'm concerned with. Since Conner was a pretty high pick I'm afraid they may put him at MLB because he may be incapable of playing any of the other LB spots. Perhaps Beason is more diverse and they figure to get their best playmakers on the field they are toying with the idea of putting Conner at MLB with Beason at SLB.Maybe I'm just PMSing right now...but as a Beason owner in one of my other leagues...I can't help but feel uncomfortable about this.

There's no reason to feel uncomfortable. Beason and Thomas Davis played extremely well last year and are cemented in their current roles. It'll be a shock of epic proportions if Beason is moved to SLB to make room for Connor, especially given how John Fox generally treats his younger players if there's any veteran mildly qualified ahead of them on the depth chart. I've seen no discussion among the beat writers or quotes from the coaching staff that would suggest Connor is competing for a starting role this year, much less that he's bumping Beason out of the MLB role.

Beason, Davis and Connor are the 3 best LBs on that team.Fox will get him on the field this year. In one position or another.

Don't sleep on it.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

hope I didn't already make this post somewhere and forgot, but did I maybe read something about cooper being replaced in san diego?

I should probably figure out wtf I'm talking about first, but I could have sworn I read some kind of blurb speculating about his replacement.

I notice he's ranked pretty decently, so I thought I'd ask.

 

[chook]

hope I didn't already make this post somewhere and forgot, but did I maybe read something about cooper being replaced in san diego?I should probably figure out wtf I'm talking about first, but I could have sworn I read some kind of blurb speculating about his replacement.I notice he's ranked pretty decently, so I thought I'd ask.

From what I've read, Burnett is there to take Wilhelm's spot, not Cooper's.

 

[awesomeness]

Great stuff Sig. Though i'll be devils advocate for a little bit...

I think you, and a lot of other staff, are sleeping too much on Posluszny. Last year was only his first full year and he ended up ranked 17th in FBG scoring. He got 85+ solos last year, and i see no reason why he won't repeat that number considering there hasn't been any significant changes in the Bills defensive depth chart. If anything i expect his numbers to increase slightly as he gains experience and the amount of big plays he gets has no where to go but up. Sure he won't win you any games by himself, but he's uber consistent and has as few duds as almost any LB.

 

[sgtrobo]

I think most people are disappointed that Pos didn't break 100 solos like many (myself included) predicted for him

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

Great stuff Sig. Though i'll be devils advocate for a little bit...I think you, and a lot of other staff, are sleeping too much on Posluszny. Last year was only his first full year and he ended up ranked 17th in FBG scoring. He got 85+ solos last year, and i see no reason why he won't repeat that number considering there hasn't been any significant changes in the Bills defensive depth chart. If anything i expect his numbers to increase slightly as he gains experience and the amount of big plays he gets has no where to go but up. Sure he won't win you any games by himself, but he's uber consistent and has as few duds as almost any LB.

You're probably right about underrating his fantasy value - there was talk this offseason that Bills might move him to OLB if they signed or drafted an MLB - that is coloring my ranking a bit - he was just underwhelming out there and I would rather take someone that has a shot of being an LB1 like Barnett, Derrick Johnson, or Henderson, than Pos. Pos vs Brackett and Tatupu and Fletcher, the guys I have right in front of him, is more debatable - His main range of rankings between 20 and 24 reflects this.

 

[Tick]

Man, I love this hover feature. Thanks for filling in your comments, Bloom. They're a lot more useful than the raw ranking numbers.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

I think in internet parlance poz might be a better nick for him than pos.

just sayin'.....

 

[djmich]

How come Stephen Tulloch is no where to be found, he wasn't that bad once he began starting last year and shouldn't he also benefit from the departure of Haynesworth?

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

How come Stephen Tulloch is no where to be found, he wasn't that bad once he began starting last year and shouldn't he also benefit from the departure of Haynesworth?

Because his upside is limited as a two down MLB of modest talent. Of course, I think the whole Titans D should face more plays (and therefore get more tackle opps) than they did last year, but I would rather use my bench spots on players that might be startable, and then drop them if they aren't for some who is coming on due to an injury ahead of them or a breakthrough year, than gum up my bench with guys who are only solid LB3/LB4 plays even in the best case scenario.

 

[bcr8f]

Beason, Davis and Connor are the 3 best LBs on that team.Fox will get him on the field this year. In one position or another.Don't sleep on it.

Had to delete some quotes.I hope they don't move Davis back to strong.

 

[SugarNuts]

I remember hearing Desmond Bishops name as a possible starter on the inside in Green Bay. Any possibility he slides in at some point?

I remember him laying a hit on someone last preseason. I know there is more to playing LB than that, but if nothing else it got my attention.

 

[ATC1]

Don't know if this has been discussed, but I'll assume the staff believes Bart Scott will fill the Ray Ray role in Rex Ryan's defense in NY instead of sticking to his old spot. David Harris doesn't seem like someone to fit that spot? Is this feeling, or is there confirmation on this?

 

[Donnybrook]

I think Keith Rivers will be an absolute steal this season based on these and other IDP experts rankings.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Bloom,

I've seen some depth charts showing Beason as the SLB in Carolina with Dan Conner lined up as the MLB. Obviously, this would certainly knock him down from #2 in your rankings. Have you heard anything to confirm this? If true, it would make me sick to my stomach. But nothing surprises me in the NFL nowadays.

no truth to that at all. Connor is the backup, Beason recently missed an OTA, so Connor was lined up with the first team.

What scares me, is that this site http://www.localsports.ca/nfl_rosters/caro...anthers_dc.html , is my favorite as far as updated depth charts (they even update it during the draft and pretty much daily...shows Beason as SLB. Dan Conner was a 2nd round pick last year correct? That's what I'm concerned with. Since Conner was a pretty high pick I'm afraid they may put him at MLB because he may be incapable of playing any of the other LB spots. Perhaps Beason is more diverse and they figure to get their best playmakers on the field they are toying with the idea of putting Conner at MLB with Beason at SLB.Maybe I'm just PMSing right now...but as a Beason owner in one of my other leagues...I can't help but feel uncomfortable about this.

There's no reason to feel uncomfortable. Beason and Thomas Davis played extremely well last year and are cemented in their current roles. It'll be a shock of epic proportions if Beason is moved to SLB to make room for Connor, especially given how John Fox generally treats his younger players if there's any veteran mildly qualified ahead of them on the depth chart. I've seen no discussion among the beat writers or quotes from the coaching staff that would suggest Connor is competing for a starting role this year, much less that he's bumping Beason out of the MLB role.

From the Rock Hill Herald yesterday:

They've had fourth-year enigma James Anderson working with the first team in Davis' absence. They feel like they have acceptable backups to Jon Beason and Na'il Diggs in Dan Connor and Landon Johnson, though neither has done anything on the field to justify their faith.