DDOGG Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Transforming DEs into LBs: With roughly a third of the league using some form of the 3-4 defense, three teams gambled on defensive ends they hope to convert into pass-rushing linebackers. The New York Jets put their money on Calvin Pace, who was drafted as a 4-3 defensive end but took on some linebacker duties in Arizona because of injuries to Bertrand Berry and Chike Okeafor. Pace received a staggering six-year, $42 million deal even though he's never had more than 6½ sacks in a season. To replace him, the Cardinals are gambling $4.4 million a year on Travis LaBoy, a defensive end with Tennessee. The Cincinnati Bengals, who will start to use a hybrid 3-4 defense, spent $5.9 million a year on Antwan Odom, who had a career-high eight sacks last season in the Tennessee Titans' 4-3. Odom playing OLB???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJJackson Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Nope. DE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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