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Jene Bramel
Footballguy
Greenway was moved to the strong side last preseason. Larry Thomas reported it in the forum after watching the first preseason game, but it's not been widely reported anywhere else. Greenway's value will stay stable as long as he stays on the field in most nickel packages. He had begun splitting nickel snaps with Ben Leber in 2007, so it'll be interesting to see how that plays out with Henderson back healthy.
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rock753
Footballguy
okay, but the depth chart here has had him WLB up until the last week or so.
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
Sorry about that. I usually cross-check those pretty frequently and send updates to Bob, but must have missed that one -- repeatedly.
KellysHeroes
Footballguy
Hows EJ doing?
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
I've seen nothing specific, only general comments from the beat writers that he's expected to return to form. Vikings didn't make any significant depth moves at linebacker, so no news is probably good news here.
pretender
Footballguy
Does Leber maintain any value with the Vikings anymore with EJ coming back? Even in deep leagues such as Zealots?
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
Probably not. It's possible that he earns the bulk of the nickel snaps over Greenway, but I think it's pretty unlikely. Add in what could be better safety play and the fact that he could be considered the least talented of the three linebackers, and I think 65 solos will be a struggle to reach.
Biabreakable
Footballguy
The Vikings cover 2 is one that focuses on freeing up the WLB to run to the ball. The strong side is actually more difficult to play and has more responsibilities.
Leber is a savy veteran but it is only a matter of time before he is replaced. The WLB is the easiest one for a young player to transisition into so compitition can come from the draft and from young players like Erin Henderson.
Greenway and EJ can play all 3 LBer positions and have experience in those roles. So it only makes sense to have them play the 2 most difficult LB positions in the defense and let the rest compete with Leber.
Where the Vikings pick at 22 I could see LB being the BPA. I do think they will draft another pass rusher if a good enough Olineman isn't available.
Leber is a savy veteran but it is only a matter of time before he is replaced. The WLB is the easiest one for a young player to transisition into so compitition can come from the draft and from young players like Erin Henderson.
Greenway and EJ can play all 3 LBer positions and have experience in those roles. So it only makes sense to have them play the 2 most difficult LB positions in the defense and let the rest compete with Leber.
Where the Vikings pick at 22 I could see LB being the BPA. I do think they will draft another pass rusher if a good enough Olineman isn't available.
