Some of you guys are a piece of work.
For you guys pushing the "new, smaller, faster LB" narrative, do you really think this info is not available for immediate viewing? I mean, seriously......LSU has 18 LB's on their 2017 roster, and not a single one is under 6'1.
Texas A&M's results are similar.
Texas A&M's 2017 LB's:
|
16 |
Dwaine Thomas |
LB |
6-2 |
225 |
Jr. |
2L |
Boutte, La. / Hahnville |
|
|
19 |
Anthony Hines III |
LB |
6-3 |
220 |
Fr. |
HS |
Plano, Texas / Plano East |
|
|
25 |
Tyrel Dodson |
LB |
6-2 |
242 |
So. |
1L |
Franklin, Tenn. / Centennial |
|
|
32 |
Santino Marchiol |
LB |
6-1 |
224 |
Fr. |
HS |
Centennial, Colo. / IMG Academy (Fla.) |
|
|
35 |
Riley Garner |
LB |
6-3 |
220 |
Jr. |
2L |
College Station, Texas / A&M Consolidated |
|
|
42 |
Otaro Alaka |
LB |
6-3 |
240 |
Jr. |
2L |
Houston, Texas / Cypress Falls |
|
|
45 |
Cullen Gillaspia |
LB |
6-2 |
234 |
Jr. |
1L |
Katy, Texas / Taylor |
|
|
49 |
Dirk Sanford |
LB |
6-1 |
210 |
So. |
RS |
The Woodlands, Texas / The Woodlands Christian Academy |
|
|
50 |
Mac Labhart |
LB |
6-0 |
230 |
Jr. |
SQ |
Dallas, Texas / St. Mark's |
|
|
56 |
Keeath Magee II |
LB |
6-0 |
215 |
Fr. |
RS |
Houston, Texas / Westfield |
|
|
58 |
Braden White |
LB |
5-11 |
220 |
Fr. |
RS |
Florence, Ala. / Florence |
I could pull up more examples of why some of you guys are just wrong, but I'm not going to. I learned a long time ago that most of you won't learn from it anyway.
SEC Monsters: Alabama's Linebackers
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/6...ma-linebackers
Just so we're clear, nobody --especially me-- is saying "smaller" guys can't play Linebacker at this FBS level. There are exceptions to EVERY rule. For exampe, I believe LA Tech's 1970's star Joe McNeely --at 5'10"-- could have played at almost any level. It's just that the NUMBERS tend to ALWAYS favor the BIGGER guys. Yes, "pass coverage" is very important in the college game today, but so is RUN STOPPAGE and goal line stands.