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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OldSchool101" data-source="post: 1059497" data-attributes="member: 10086">My mistake. I think I got Burks confused with another DB around that time he was drafted. I guess for myself the confusion is easy if you study his history. I see Burks I see a bigger DB, like he was used at Vanderbilt and used very successfully. He didn’t convert to LB until later in college and really scouting said he didn’t have a defined role, so the College LB designation label was semantical. Burks most productive time was actually at Safety. Where he led his Defense in his best season with INT (3)  and Passes Defensed (7)They are similar players, but in different position groups. Both have an attacking, aggressive style. Both are not afraid of physical contact. Both are formidable against the Pass and Run. One from a Will angle and 1 from a Slot Defender. Different roles, but they overlap also.  You’ll notice in SF they let Burks roam more to use his agility and speed (3 PD, 1 INT) In GB across 4 seasons he had? (0,0) I think it’s not a coincidence that sometimes we get too tied up in knots over position labels and it leads to 0,0. (Not suggesting you said that, just in general we see it) Thank God Hafley doesn’t subscribe to that theme. He uses his players like Swiss Army knives. Many players across the league are tweeners at multiple roles and these two (Burks, Hobbs) 100% perfectly both fit that bill at their respective positions.</blockquote>

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