Originally posted by WillistheWall:Originally posted by Frisco69ers:Originally posted by Karma:
As a life-long Ohio State fan I was extremely happy to see us end up with Gibson. It seems like a numbers game in Pitt (obviously they are doing fine). Here is what I know about him:
He is exceptionally strong, a sure tackler, and a relentless pursuer. He will do a great job of setting the edge against the run and he will be able to fight off blockers while pass rushing.
Possible issues: He has a great burst, but is not a fast player. He will struggle tracking down mobile QBs sometimes and really won't add much in pass coverage. He is still learning the position so he will have some growing pains.
Ultimately, if Fangio uses him as a pure pass rusher and blitzes him from various angles and could really develop quickly. He won't get swallowed up back blockers as much as Lawson and Haralson often do. If we end up with Von Miller in the draft then I see the team cutting Haralson and starting Miller and Brooks with Gibson and LaBoy as back-ups. Lawson will probably sign elsewhere so this group will struggle to fill that void in pass coverage. Hopefully Fangio will use his OLBs as pure pass rushers and let the ILBs and safeties do that.
I can see us using him on third downs when we rush 4 DE kind of like the GMEN
Gibson-Smith-RayMac-Lawson
Lawsons not a pass rusher and he wont be back anyway bro.
Agreed. Replace him with Travis Laboy and you have four guys that should be able to get pressure without leaving our secondary vulnerable.
anyone out of brooks laboy could start insteadof haralson but gibson has a chance at some playing time if lawsin leaves as a fa. If we draft von miller then gibson will be a good backup.
