Kind of random, but what about Andy Katzenmoyer

[Dfresh429]

articles, scouting reports and watching videos - I am no scout mind you - but just seems to be in very solid positioning on his zone coverage...that is why I think he is a best fit for MLB in 4-3...

 

[RobertWeathers]

articles, scouting reports and watching videos - I am no scout mind you - but just seems to be in very solid positioning on his zone coverage...that is why I think he is a best fit for MLB in 4-3...

OK. Good enough for me!

 

[Holy Diver]

I got it..

Anyone want to chime in regarding his skills on the field, not his injury or IQ?

when running at full speed, he was a beast inside. I saw him flatten an OL on more than one occasion....just run right over them...


and sadly....


also ran right past the running back and miss the tackle.


He was kinda like "The Juggernaut" in the 3rd X-men movie.


he was good, but we never saw what he could've been.


this is actually a pretty awesome question.

 

[italia44]

when running at full speed, he was a beast inside. I saw him flatten an OL on more than one occasion....just run right over them...


and sadly....


also ran right past the running back and miss the tackle.


He was kinda like "The Juggernaut" in the 3rd X-men movie.


he was good, but we never saw what he could've been.


this is actually a pretty awesome question.

........been out of action for a long time........just wanted to say hi to my friend...."the holyest of holeys"......peter

 

[Holy Diver]

........been out of action for a long time........just wanted to say hi to my friend...."the holyest of holeys"......peter

Ha!

Political forum is unbearable sometimes (just the way I like it)....it was a long offseason.

ITALAIA44, Glad to see you back in the mix!

This year the Pats should be close to unstoppable....can't wait!

 

[Ian]

I agree. But before the injury, did you ever invision him getting better than what he was (which was a good rotational guy)?

I don't know, it's tough to say. I thought he did pretty well for a guy who had to play out of position after he moved over following a couple of key injuries at the time (I believe Ted Johnson tore a bicep or something to that effect). But I remember watching him and how quick he was, and I recall him breaking up passes that you wouldn't have thought he would have gotten to, with pretty decent closing speed for a guy his size. He was also decent inside and he did a respectable job at the point of attack. He didn't reach the level that Mayo did in his first season, but let's face it, not may players do.

We'll never know the type of player he could have been, but from what I can see he's involved in a Youth Football camp now. Have to respect a guy who takes time out of his life to help others. And as I said I respect him for walking away so he can play with his kids instead of taking a chance on ending up in a wheelchair.

 

[Ring 6]

Katzenmoyer had enormous physical skill. He was a total beast at Ohio State, he may have had the best soph-junior seasons I ever saw a LB have. But a disappointing Sr season.
He did a very good job here as a rookie.
I was very enthusiastic about what he was going to be able to do in a BB defense. Unfortunately that never came to be.
I thought he would have been a terror as a 3-4 OLB, a Merriman/Ware type role.
I don't know if he would have ended up their because he had inisde skills as well, but thats what I was looking forward to seeing and never had a chance to.