Brian Burns

[ImaginaryKev]

22 years old, tons of potential and good work ethic, no reason not to be patient with this dude. Sky really is the limit

[Snake]

52 minutes ago, CatTower said:

15 pounds before camp seems pretty normal.  I'll be impressed if he still has it by October.

Exactly. 

[The Lobo]

How many times did he line up at OLB last season? I remember he had his hand in the dirt a lot. 

[Mistuh Jones]

Id say he would get a lot more that 7.5 since he won't have a dinosaur getting 400 more snaps than him this year!!! Good god I'm glad Ron's gone 

[Jeremy Igo]

Dude has the raw ability of a perennial pro bowler. God I hope this coaching staff can maximize his potential. 

[onmyown]

Problem is more so with his frame than his weight. That’s why he’s more suited for 3-4. 15 lbs in one year, if he trained hard only 3/4 of that is muscle. Which is fine because he still needs weight. But it’s hard to say how his frame will handle it. Could lose speed, stamina, more injury prone, weight could go to wrong areas etc. Guess we will find out.

[ncfan]

1 hour ago, onmyown said:

Problem is more so with his frame than his weight. That’s why he’s more suited for 3-4. 15 lbs in one year, if he trained hard only 3/4 of that is muscle. Which is fine because he still needs weight. But it’s hard to say how his frame will handle it. Could lose speed, stamina, more injury prone, weight could go to wrong areas etc. Guess we will find out.

 

At 255 he'll be fine.

 

Look at Hunter in Minnesota in their 4-3

[LinvilleGorge]

Jason Taylor is #7 on the all-time sack leader list as a 6'6" 245 pound 4-3 DE. Robert Mathis is #19 and he was only 6'2" 245 as a DE.

Ultimately, prototypical size is usually best. That's why it's the prototype. But, there are plenty of guys at every position who have had huge success despite not fitting the prototype. 

I think Burns will always be a leaner DE like Taylor but then again, the guy just turned 22 years old and has a 6'5" frame with 34" arms. It wouldn't shock me if he ended up playing at 270+ at some point.

[thefuzz]

17 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Jason Taylor is #7 on the all-time sack leader list as a 6'6" 245 pound 4-3 DE. Robert Mathis is #19 and he was only 6'2" 245 as a DE.

Ultimately, prototypical size is usually best. That's why it's the prototype. But, there are plenty of guys at every position who have had huge success despite not fitting the prototype. 

I think Burns will always be a leaner DE like Taylor but then again, the guy just turned 22 years old and has a 6'5" frame with 34" arms. It wouldn't shock me if he ended up playing at 270+ at some point.

All good points, but I just can't see him ever getting and maintaining that weight...mostly because of his lower half.  Dude has legs like a WR.

Either way, I'm fully behind him and hope he breaks out.