Barton and BKK both looked great in preseason too, dominating. Got to wonder if Barton and Brooks will be the two middle LB under the new 3-4?I liked what I saw from Barton once he got the opportunity to play in the last two 2021 games.
When I think about defensive play making, I think about dynamic duels that play off of each other. Wagner and Wright. Chancellor and Thomas. Avril and Bennett. Dynamic duels at each level of the defense.
I'm looking for ..... dynamic tandems. Perhaps Brooks and Barton will emerge as a dynamic dual.
Barton and BKK both looked great in preseason too, dominating. Got to wonder if Barton and Brooks will be the two middle LB under the new 3-4?
Sounded like if we had BKK and Jamal on the field, they could actually confuse offense by doing an on field swap of roles with Jamal charging forward and BKK stepping back?I'm certainly anticipating that Barton and Brooks can pick up where they left off last year ..... as are many others.
The BBK injury was unfortunate. Prior to his injury, a starting DB identified him as playing and being as fast as anyone on the defensive roster. In his first preseason, he looked the part of a coverage nickle linebacker. At one time I had thoughts that he could see some time in long passing situations once Bobby Wagner's speed and range began to decline. That ended with BBK's injury. And of course Wagner Norton's defense are long gone. But, this year's linebacker competition is a clean sheet competition. The staff is not compelled to build around any incumbent. Instead, we are going to be treated to a wide open competition. A competition in which the best combination of players and player chemistry prevails.
Looking forward to this year's team building process with renewed enthusiasm.