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<blockquote data-quote="Dantés" data-source="post: 832260" data-attributes="member: 12283"><p>When you're talking about linebackers in coverage, you have to differentiate between guys who have good instincts and range in zone, and guys who actually have man coverage skills.</p><p></p><p>Martinez is a pretty good coverage linebacker if you're asking him to drop into zone coverage. Smith may be as well, on the outside. Neither of these guys are going to man up on a tight end or a running back and run routes with them. That would be defensive suicide. This is why you get such dramatically different opinions of Martinez in coverage from people who are generally well-informed. An entity like PFF will give him good marks in coverage because he is pretty good in zone. Someone considering his role in the defense will argue he's not a great cover LB because he can't match up in man. But PFF isn't grading what he's <em>not </em>doing. </p><p></p><p>Burks is the guy who has the best shot of becoming a linebacker with some man cover skills. I do think Jones will get some looks in that role, but I don't see it with him... he's a terrific straight line athlete, but he's stiff. Athletically, Burks has the speed (4.59), length/vert (6'3" 33.5" arms, 39.5" vert), and fluidity (6.82 3C, 4.15 SS) that you want in a guy who has to match up with backs and tight ends. It's just a matter of settling into one position and proving he has the instincts to hang and the toughness to defend the run.</p><p></p><p>I have no idea what Burks will become, but it's hilarious to me that they drafted him to be a project and many fans have already decided that he's dead in the water.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dantés, post: 832260, member: 12283"] When you're talking about linebackers in coverage, you have to differentiate between guys who have good instincts and range in zone, and guys who actually have man coverage skills. Martinez is a pretty good coverage linebacker if you're asking him to drop into zone coverage. Smith may be as well, on the outside. Neither of these guys are going to man up on a tight end or a running back and run routes with them. That would be defensive suicide. This is why you get such dramatically different opinions of Martinez in coverage from people who are generally well-informed. An entity like PFF will give him good marks in coverage because he is pretty good in zone. Someone considering his role in the defense will argue he's not a great cover LB because he can't match up in man. But PFF isn't grading what he's [I]not [/I]doing. Burks is the guy who has the best shot of becoming a linebacker with some man cover skills. I do think Jones will get some looks in that role, but I don't see it with him... he's a terrific straight line athlete, but he's stiff. Athletically, Burks has the speed (4.59), length/vert (6'3" 33.5" arms, 39.5" vert), and fluidity (6.82 3C, 4.15 SS) that you want in a guy who has to match up with backs and tight ends. It's just a matter of settling into one position and proving he has the instincts to hang and the toughness to defend the run. I have no idea what Burks will become, but it's hilarious to me that they drafted him to be a project and many fans have already decided that he's dead in the water. [/QUOTE]
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