Has anyone had much success with Dumervil in an OLB position?
I am using him as a DE due to his tackling in the game which is around 53 IIRC, which would surely render him useless at OLB?
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skeezapleez 10:21 AM 10-30-2009
I have a couple online fantasy draft franchises going and I have him in both. I moved him to DE in both because his overall jumps to like an 85. I've been in the top 3 with sacks with him for 2 seasons in each as well. I would NOT put him at OLB...I think he's useless there.
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JayInSaratoga 10:25 AM 10-30-2009
He's a pass rusher. whether you are rushing him from a 3 point stance as a DE or from a 2 point stance as a OLB. I haven't used Dumerville in this game, but I like having player like him at the LOLB spot in my 4-3 defense (Giants) because I like to blitz that backer a lot.
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skeezapleez 10:57 AM 10-30-2009
I tried putting him at OLB for the first few games that I had him and he did absolutely nothing. Moved him to DE, and all of a sudden he was averaging more than a sack/game.
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Insomniac33 02:03 PM 10-30-2009
I moved him to LE and his OVR was a 99. over 3 seasons he was gettin about 16 sacks a year.
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Glorious Arc 02:21 PM 10-30-2009
If I were to pick him up for OLB, I would look into running the Ravens defensive playbook. You can use both the Predator(3-4) formation and the Odd Split(nickel) that will use the RLB blitz nearly every down. I would sub him in on dime packages as well for a better pass rush. Those are the only real reasons why I would bother to use him on my team because he would help contribute as much as another LB.
On a side note/off topic, there are several LBs with low overalls(low tackle, pursuit, ect ect) but high zone coverages I would recommend looking into. These players will help send your zone defense over the top without having to pay megabucks to higher rated players(who may actually have worse zone coverage)
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I'm playing as the Broncos in my offline franchise, and I have Dumervil at OLB in my 3-4 defense, but I use him as if he's a DE a lot; I call a lot of blitzes for him. I haven't really noticed him being a total liability in coverage or tackling when I drop him into a zone either.
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coreybronco1 08:27 PM 10-30-2009
Why isn't he rated higher in this game without an update. He's a beast! EA really messed up on that one.
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Madwolf 02:08 AM 10-31-2009
EA won't raise him up all at once because he's not on a marquee team and because of where he went to college. It will take some time.
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