I don't care if we draft nothing but LBs and OL in April

[Clove]

Originally Posted by summerisfunner

don't need to, that's the beauty of it all

another OT I like is ATL's Kevin Shaffer, he's a LT, but since Vick is left-handed, he's basically a RT, and the Falcons were very good at running the football...

Backus just seems soft, and the Lions didn't like running the football alot this year

At this time, I'm more interested in his ability to protect Bledsoe. And if he gives us just a little bit in the running game, it's icing on the cake.

[VACowboy]

Originally Posted by Cowboy_love_4ever

[FONT=Times New Roman]One thing he excels at is his play against the run; his movement flows very well with the ball allowing him to make the play. He has nice range, great instincts, and makes good reads.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman]That was apart of Tapps bio.. He's a playmaker and that's that.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman]About Barry - our problems were mainly protecting DB. Now if Barry can do that first, then I'm all for him.[/FONT]

There's a big difference between playing the run at defensive end and running down ball carriers in space or covering TEs down the field. I know Tapp has talent. I know he made plays in college. But he did all that at DE. He's neither fast nor very athletic, and those are two things a DE needs to play in space and make the shift to OLB.