stillers4me
02-14-2014, 05:41 AM
There weren't many Steelers OLBs who could both rush and cover the way Joey Porter did.
One of the elements that goes into the making of a dynamic 3-4 defense is having linebackers who can both rush and cover. Beyond not having to swap out personnel, having linebackers who can both rush and cover can create a shred of doubt in the opposing quarterback as well as in those players charged with protecting him.
When you think of the premier Steelers linebackers dating back to 1992 when Bill Cowher brought together Dick LeBeau, Dom Capers, and Marvin Lewis to come up with the basis of the 3-4 scheme the team still employs today, the names that rise to the top – in some kind of chronological order – are Greg Lloyd, Kevin Greene, Chad Brown, Levon Kirkland, Jason Gildon, Joey Porter, James Farrior, James Harrison, LaMarr Woodley (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/team/roster/lamarr-woodley/ca7b64f1-170e-449e-a835-4851e785246d/), and Lawrence Timmons (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/team/roster/lawrence-timmons/afc86dd7-633e-4e37-a4da-5f089a96b666/).
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One of the elements that goes into the making of a dynamic 3-4 defense is having linebackers who can both rush and cover. Beyond not having to swap out personnel, having linebackers who can both rush and cover can create a shred of doubt in the opposing quarterback as well as in those players charged with protecting him.
When you think of the premier Steelers linebackers dating back to 1992 when Bill Cowher brought together Dick LeBeau, Dom Capers, and Marvin Lewis to come up with the basis of the 3-4 scheme the team still employs today, the names that rise to the top – in some kind of chronological order – are Greg Lloyd, Kevin Greene, Chad Brown, Levon Kirkland, Jason Gildon, Joey Porter, James Farrior, James Harrison, LaMarr Woodley (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/team/roster/lamarr-woodley/ca7b64f1-170e-449e-a835-4851e785246d/), and Lawrence Timmons (http://www.steelersuniverse.com/team/roster/lawrence-timmons/afc86dd7-633e-4e37-a4da-5f089a96b666/).
read more @ http://burgh.us/okz