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Chocolate Lab said:
Unless you mean he should be the strongside OLB, taking Gary's place?
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I don't want to speak for him but yes. Long term I think Barham should basically do what Baum does for the Eagles. But I don't think Barham is ready for that role yet. Especially with the rest of the defense being so disorganized.

Having an OLBer at Gary's spot with more speed and athleticism would help a ton.
 
Is he faster and more athletic than Gary, though?

Don't get me wrong, Gary stinks. But I don't think it's because he's not strong or fast enough, he's just not that good at all the nuances of playing football. Yes, maybe Barham would be better at those things.

My concern is Barham being explosive enough, or even big enough to go against RTs all game. I mean, our esteemed brain trust talked after the draft about how he was so much better off the ball than as an edge.
 
Chocolate Lab said:
Is he faster and more athletic than Gary, though?
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No question that he is. And I get Gary's numbers when he was drafted. But he isn't that on the football field anymore. And I feel a little bad saying that after the Colts games where I actually thought Gary looked better than he had all year (Maybe poopy pants is his super power?).

But Barham is way more explosive. He is also more physical. And on the strongside he is way more capable of doing coverage stuff with a TE if he needs to. What I don't know is if he can sustain his energy against a 320 pound OT at 245 pounds. He will probably need to be heavily rotated.

Shit anyone notice Loofa out there playing OLBer? I did. You can't tell me Barham isn't way better than that turd.
 
Cowboysrock55 said:
Shit anyone notice Loofa out there playing OLBer? I did. You can't tell me Barham isn't way better than that turd.
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Well yeah, but unfortunately that's not saying much. Loofa can't play.

If you want to try him at edge because he can't play inside, fine, but it's a huge letdown if we go from a seeming young star at MLB to can't play inside at all in a month or whatever.
 
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