Best LB

Hey Chuck,

To me your question requires a two pronged answer. I once coached two great athletes at the LB position on the same team. One, a 6'1 260 lb. tough as nails type, thick and with a LB's mind set we made the Mike. The other a 6'2 235 kid who could really move laterally, we put at the Sam spot. THe Mike went on to a storied career at Univ. of Central Florida and is now the HFC at the school I coached him at. The other, went on to a great career with Ralph Dawkins (also from our school the same year) to Louisville under Howard Schnellenburger (SP?) My point here is to say, who was really the best? The inside kid at 260 ran a 48 40, not bad for an athlete of that size, imo. The kid who ended up at Sam, could have played Mike for anyone! He was tough, both of them great tacklers, ran a 4.6 40 and could go from side line to side line. It came down to who was better suited for the two spots, which one to put where? By your criteria, the best run stuffer means to me the kid who can take the violent collisions in the middle and that also means to me the kid who is best PHYSICALLY suited to do so. We went with the beef inside and the speed outside, because to us thats the dichotomy of the two positions that will best help you win.

Coach Easton