Really, why? McClain was a badass. Just a headcase off the field.
Honestly, I haven't kept up with the draft much this year. What's the knock on him? 6-4, 250 4.65 doesn't sound bad at all. Is he too tall to be very quick or something?
Was he really? In 5 years he had 4 career interceptions, he had 5 sacks once but then never more than 2 any other time, and he basically was a 50-70 tackle guy. 50-70 tackles is good for something like 120th to 30th in a given year. We're not talking Luke Kuechly or Bobby Wagner here.
He was good when he had his act together, but not even really Pro Bowl good. We remember him fondly-ish because of the garbage we've had come through our LB spots the last half decade other than Lee.
LVE's knock was that for such a big guy he's actually not the best tackler and not the best at the point of attack. He's being kinda projected as a guy who can grow into that thumper role a little more.
He's massive, but he can run sideline to sideline and cover. So people are projecting a guy who can excel at both movement and physicality.
I'm scared that we have another LB who hasn't proven they can win over blocks. Lee isn't great at it anymore and Smith was abysmal at it. And guess what else? No true 1T/NT to protect these finesse backers.