Round 5 pick 18 #154 Marcus Freeman OLB

Howling Mad · Post #1 » by **Howling Mad** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:46 pm

I like him.

Howling Mad · Post #2 » by **Howling Mad** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:52 pm

This guy plays linebacker like a free safety. Don't be surprised if he ends up there.

NoSkyy · Post #3 » by **NoSkyy** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 8:54 pm

Yayyyyyy.

ChicagoTRS · Post #4 » by **ChicagoTRS** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:13 pm

Supposedly the fastest LB at the combine...seems to fit Lovie's system...

Balance-a-Bull · Post #5 » by **Balance-a-Bull** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:25 pm

http://blogs.suntimes.com/bears/2009/04 ... add_2.html

The Bears found an outside linebacker with the athletic ability to make an impact quickly on special teams in Marcus Freeman of Ohio State. They grabbed him in the fifth round at No. 140 overall.

Injuries hobbled him somewhat during his senior season and he was forced to wear an ankle brace, but he gained some real momentum at the Senior Bowl. Freeman piled up 109 tackles as a junior for the Buckeyes and is the prototype the Bears seek, undersized at 6-1, 235 pounds.

He's an intelligent player who already has his degree, and he plays well in coverage. Freeman will immediately challenge Jamar Williams and Joey LaRocque on the depth chart.

With his close out speed Roach and Hilly may have to watch out also.

Highlight film below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBMabHxe7kc

Chewie · Post #6 » by **Chewie** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:59 pm

Balance-a-Bull wrote:http://blogs.suntimes.com/bears/2009/04/live_from_halas_hall_bears_add_2.html

The Bears found an outside linebacker with the athletic ability to make an impact quickly on special teams in Marcus Freeman of Ohio State. They grabbed him in the fifth round at No. 140 overall.

Injuries hobbled him somewhat during his senior season and he was forced to wear an ankle brace, but he gained some real momentum at the Senior Bowl. Freeman piled up 109 tackles as a junior for the Buckeyes and is the prototype the Bears seek, undersized at 6-1, 235 pounds.

He's an intelligent player who already has his degree, and he plays well in coverage. Freeman will immediately challenge Jamar Williams and Joey LaRocque on the depth chart.

With his close out speed Roach and Hilly may have to watch out also.

Highlight film below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBMabHxe7kc

Hmm - it's the sideline to sideline speed that pops out on those clips. Wouldn't call him a bruiser or big hitter by any means but he wraps up his guy well enough. Adrian Peterson isn't going down on some of those arm tackles I saw, though....

Chewie · Post #7 » by **Chewie** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:02 pm

BULL even PAX wrote:This guy plays linebacker like a free safety.

Agree on that observation completely.

NoSkyy · Post #8 » by **NoSkyy** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 8:26 pm

Good athlete, but god, I hate those kind of grab his leg, spin him around, trip him up kind of tackling. It's the kind of tackling that let AP get 200 yards against us.