What is the best role for Brian Burns?
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00:00 What system, what usage of Brian Burns' talent
00:04 do you think worked the best for him?
00:06 - Yeah, so his rookie year and his last year in Carolina,
00:11 he was used as more like an outside linebacker
00:13 in a three-four scheme, and the four years in between that,
00:17 he was used primarily as a defensive end
00:20 in a four-three scheme.
00:22 And he has success doing both.
00:23 I mean, he can pretty much do everything
00:25 that you want an edge player to do in the modern NFL.
00:28 He's a good run defender.
00:30 He's strong enough to take on bigger tackles,
00:32 but he's also quick enough to get past stronger
00:35 or slower tackles.
00:38 He's also a great pass rusher.
00:39 I mean, he has pass rushing moves.
00:41 He has counters.
00:42 He can pretty much do it all.
00:43 His most successful seasons came
00:46 when he was a four-three defensive end.
00:48 This past season, he ended up with,
00:51 I think it was eight sacks in 2023.
00:55 His best year was 2022, 12 1/2 sacks,
00:57 where he was primarily lined up as a defensive end.
01:01 So if you're just looking statistically speaking,
01:03 his best years came as a defensive end,
01:06 not an outside linebacker.
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