Chris Ellis to be used as a OLB?

[X-Era]

http://www.kffl.com/player/18410/NFL

Bills | Ellis likely will play LB
Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:58:26 -0800
Chris Brown, of BuffaloBills.com, reports Buffalo Bills DE Chris Ellis likely will be used as an outside linebacker in the team's 3-4 defensive alignment.

[Ingtar33]

Re: Chris Ellis to be used as a OLB?

when he was coming out of college the thought was he'd make a good OLB in the 34. He's got about the same size as Schobel... so he'd probably be pretty good out there.

[Mitchell55]

Re: Chris Ellis to be used as a OLB?

Use our picks

LOLB Maybin ROLB Ellis

He was a damn 3rd round pick

[Michael82]

Re: Chris Ellis to be used as a OLB?

Sweet! It's about time we finally use Ellis. I love the combo of him and Maybin at OLB. I could see them both doing very well there.

[Mahdi]

Re: Chris Ellis to be used as a OLB?

http://www.kffl.com/player/18410/NFL

Bills | Ellis likely will play LB
Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:58:26 -0800
Chris Brown, of BuffaloBills.com, reports Buffalo Bills DE Chris Ellis likely will be used as an outside linebacker in the team's 3-4 defensive alignment.

Been saying this for a while now. It makes perfect sense. Not saying he will succeed but he was being scouted as a OLB for a 3-4 coming out.

He also has the ideal size at 6'4 260.

[T-Long]

Re: Chris Ellis to be used as a OLB?

so we are looking at a linebacker core of Maybin, Posz, Mitchell, and Ellis?

[Michael82]

Re: Chris Ellis to be used as a OLB?

so we are looking at a linebacker core of Maybin, Posz, Mitchell, and Ellis?

yeah, but we will most likely draft an OLB or ILB high in the draft too.

[justasportsfan]

Re: Chris Ellis to be used as a OLB?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBVmV_MKlo8

[The last buffalo fan]

Re: Chris Ellis to be used as a OLB?

[psubills62]

Re: Chris Ellis to be used as a OLB?

It's the only place he would fit in our new defense.

I'd like to see if he and Maybin can make the transition to OLB and become good players. It's hard to believe that we don't have a need at OLB, though.

[Night Train]

Re: Chris Ellis to be used as a OLB?

I predicted a couple weeks ago that both Maybin & Ellis would probably move to OLB in a 3-4. Looks like the Bills are going in that direction.

Good. Both can rush the passer off the edge but were too small for DE. Now they can be actual assets. They'll only have coverage responsiblities in a short area anyhow.

[dannyek71]

Re: Chris Ellis to be used as a OLB?

Ryan Denny played over the guy. Bust.

[Don't Panic]

Re: Chris Ellis to be used as a OLB?

so we are looking at a linebacker core of Maybin, Posz, Mitchell, and Ellis?

I'd love to see Schobel for a year and give Ellis time to learn the position... ease him in slowly. I don't see him being ready to start at OLB on day one. Definitely worth trying.

[OpIv37]

Re: Chris Ellis to be used as a OLB?

It would be nice to see Ellis contribute as a 3-4 OLB and if he can play it, it's one less hole to fill.

But if both Ellis and Maybin end up being successful as 3-4 OLB's after sucking as 4-3 DE's, it just shows you how ****ing stupid this FO is for drafting them when we were running the 4-3.

[SaviorEdwards]

Re: Chris Ellis to be used as a OLB?

Players like Nic Harris and Ashlee Palmer are irrelevant now, but it could be worth the switch if we get value out of Ellis and especially Maybin.