Montgomery to the Texans

Good luck to Montgomery. He's gonna kick butt at Houston.

 

Does he fit the 3-4?

 

Chavis ran a 4-3 defense that was dominating. I believe Montgomery will do very well. He is fast and was able to get in the opposing backfields. Haven't paid attention to Houston's DL either. I'm not an Xand O's person and haven't played since '86. I just love LSU football and am glad to see the talent the team and coaches have helped hone go to the next level.

http://www.houstontexans.com/news/a...nce-call/f69fbf24-12b0-41b9-ac4c-fa3aed06beca
Sonics ready also.

 

Mario Williams was moved to OLB for Wade Phillips' first year in Houston. Last year, Barwin and Brooks Reed were the starters with the rookie Whitney Merciless (1st round pick) getting 6 sacks as the backup.

Barwin left via free agency so now Reed and Merciless will start with Montgomery the likely backup.

Mario was a big OLB and Montgomery will be also. Not sure if he would also get consideration at DE.

 

While he played a 4-3 defensive
scheme at LSU, Texans linebackers coach
Reggie Herring was not concerned with
Montgomery making the transition to a 3-4
defensive scheme. Herring said that since
outside linebackers were not generally made
in college, coaches were used to cultivating
4-3 players in the NFL to fit the Texans style
of defense. Herring likes the flexibility that
Montgomery offers with his ability to play the
run, pass rush, and his speed to power.
Montgomery’s above average play strength
was his strong suit but he would need to
work on his ability to drop back. (in coverage)
“We will throw him into the fire early to see if
he can. We can alway move him over (to the
weakside linebacker),” Herring said.
Herring also alluded to moving Brooks Reed
over to inside linebacker if needed and was
excited about the possibilities.

Montgomery:
“You don’t understand how grateful I am for
this opportunity. I’m going to show you that
you made the right selection,” Montgomery
said to SportsRadio 610 immediately
following his selection.
“I can train to do anything. I’m just so
excited and ready for this opportunity.”

 

From the perspective of an expert on the Dallas Cowboys comparing and contrasting Sam to their 2012 Pro Bowl OLB Anthony Spencer...

Scouting Report
(Sam) will lure some teams simply because
of his size/speed combination. After watching
Montgomery against Alabama, Washington,
and Florida...The problem is
that Montgomery is consistently slow off of
the ball. You can watch just about any other
play in that Alabama game and see how
much later Montgomery moves after the
snap as compared to his teammates...he’s
not very quick. ...
Montgomery also has some trouble against
the run. Specifically, he doesn’t get off of
blocks well, as you can see at the 3:10,
3:38, 3:47, and 3:56 marks above. Three of
those plays were heads-up against a tight
end, and that’s a problem.
As a pass-rusher, Montgomery can still
reach the quarterback because he’s strong
and, when he gets moving, he’s powerful. If
he goes to a 3-4 team and he’s asked to
drop into coverage, he might have some
issues because he’s rather stiff. That’s not
necessarily a death sentence, though;
Anthony Spencer is a stiff player who has
played pretty well in coverage in Dallas.

Fit In Dallas
If the Cowboys let Spencer walk and need
to find a strong-side (OLB), I’m not
sure Montgomery is it. He can’t disengage
from blocks like Spencer, failing to use his
long arms to his advantage. For someone
who could very well be average or worse
against the run, you’d like more upside as a
pass-rusher. Montgomery and Spencer are
otherwise somewhat similar players, though,
so it’s possible the ‘Boys will give
Montgomery a long look.

 

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