YardRat
06-03-2012, 10:31 AM
http://www.buffalorumblings.com/2012/6/3/3060471/kelvin-sheppard-dave-wannstedt-buffalo-bills
When he was named the new defensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/buffalo-bills) in January, Dave Wannstedt quickly made it very clear that second-year linebacker Kelvin Sheppard (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/131203/kelvin-sheppard) - a part-time starter as a rookie - was the preferred middle linebacker in the team's new 4-3 defense. Months later, after concluding the first week of OTAs, Wannstedt went into further detail on Sheppard.
"I think physically he’s a 4-3 middle linebacker," Wannstedt said (http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-2/Transcript-Dave-Wannstedt-and-Mark-Anderson/a1ba9712-9bf4-4054-9828-a5987d528da3) of his middle linebacker. "He’s not a 4.5 (speed) guy that’s going to play on the edge but he is a backer that can play inside from tight end to tight end. He’s athletic enough to cover tight ends and backs."
When he was named the new defensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/buffalo-bills) in January, Dave Wannstedt quickly made it very clear that second-year linebacker Kelvin Sheppard (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/131203/kelvin-sheppard) - a part-time starter as a rookie - was the preferred middle linebacker in the team's new 4-3 defense. Months later, after concluding the first week of OTAs, Wannstedt went into further detail on Sheppard.
"I think physically he’s a 4-3 middle linebacker," Wannstedt said (http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-2/Transcript-Dave-Wannstedt-and-Mark-Anderson/a1ba9712-9bf4-4054-9828-a5987d528da3) of his middle linebacker. "He’s not a 4.5 (speed) guy that’s going to play on the edge but he is a backer that can play inside from tight end to tight end. He’s athletic enough to cover tight ends and backs."