ronnieaevans
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In our league scoring Zach Brown was the 5th overall IDP player last year.
What are your thoughts on him this year?
What are your thoughts on him this year?
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Louche
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I wrote a little thing about WAS LBs in another forum that might help you:
Last year Compton was the MIKE playcaller in an every down role and Foster played WILB in a ~70% role with Cravens playing some 300 snaps as sub-package linebacker. When Compton and Cravens went down with injury they used Spaight at MIKE playcaller in an every down role (where he blew up for 15 total tackles) and Foster in a WILB every down role. As a group the WAS LBs struggled with a lack of speed and they got burnt in coverage. Compton is a limited player. He's bad against the run and he's not very good in coverage, but he has the coaching staff's trust as their primary playcaller.
Zach Brown gives them a considerable boost in pass coverage and I'm confident that Brown will win an every down role as their WILB. He might even play MIKE but to me he is a better fit for them at WILB. Foster is far superior against the run vs Compton (as is Spaight), but they seem to clearly trust Compton more in pass coverage. So if they are serious about moving Cravens full time to safety I would think that Compton is the default option in nickel alongside Brown. Both Foster and Spaight profiles best as two down players so they have a lot of guys to play the run but they're thin in coverage.
I hope that they will end up using Brown and Foster, and their best option would be to play Brown and Cravens in sub-packages, but if I had to put money on it I would say Brown and Compton - until they're able to find an upgrade for Compton. They could either find an every down MIKE or they could find a more natural 3-4 WILB and move Brown to MIKE. Brown and Brown played left/right in BUF, not strongside/weakside, with both calling plays but Preston was usually the playcaller.
To expect top 5 is aggressive but he is in line for an every-down role and the WAS stat crew is pretty much as +++ as the BUF stat crew so he is in a good position for a strong IDP season.
Last year Compton was the MIKE playcaller in an every down role and Foster played WILB in a ~70% role with Cravens playing some 300 snaps as sub-package linebacker. When Compton and Cravens went down with injury they used Spaight at MIKE playcaller in an every down role (where he blew up for 15 total tackles) and Foster in a WILB every down role. As a group the WAS LBs struggled with a lack of speed and they got burnt in coverage. Compton is a limited player. He's bad against the run and he's not very good in coverage, but he has the coaching staff's trust as their primary playcaller.
Zach Brown gives them a considerable boost in pass coverage and I'm confident that Brown will win an every down role as their WILB. He might even play MIKE but to me he is a better fit for them at WILB. Foster is far superior against the run vs Compton (as is Spaight), but they seem to clearly trust Compton more in pass coverage. So if they are serious about moving Cravens full time to safety I would think that Compton is the default option in nickel alongside Brown. Both Foster and Spaight profiles best as two down players so they have a lot of guys to play the run but they're thin in coverage.
I hope that they will end up using Brown and Foster, and their best option would be to play Brown and Cravens in sub-packages, but if I had to put money on it I would say Brown and Compton - until they're able to find an upgrade for Compton. They could either find an every down MIKE or they could find a more natural 3-4 WILB and move Brown to MIKE. Brown and Brown played left/right in BUF, not strongside/weakside, with both calling plays but Preston was usually the playcaller.
To expect top 5 is aggressive but he is in line for an every-down role and the WAS stat crew is pretty much as +++ as the BUF stat crew so he is in a good position for a strong IDP season.
