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Keep An Eye Out For Ryan Van Bergen

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CarolinaPanthers8789 Newbie

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That was 2010 and it wasn't a highlight reel, it was game footage.

Game footage is something that is more valuable than a highlight reel because you get to see what each player does and does not do well.

I couldn't find game footage from the 2011-2012 season so I posted the video of Michigan vs. Connecticut in 2010 and I posted the video solely so you and other individuals interested could see the versatility of Van Bergen not provide a good video full of sacks and tackle's because that's not my job.

If you want a highlight reel, you can go on YouTube and find one lol.

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90 Alexander, Frank LDE 6-4 270 22 R Oklahoma N/A 93 Applewhite, Antwan RDE 6-3 258 26 5 San Diego State N/A 66 Chandler, Nate DT 6-5 290 22 R UCLA N/A 96 Edwards, Ron RDT 6-3 315 32 11 Texas A&M N/A 94 Fua, Sione RDT 6-2 308 23 2 Stanford N/A 76 Hardy, Greg LDE 6-4 277 23 3 Mississippi $405,000 95 Johnson, Charles RDE 6-2 275 25 6 Georgia N/A 99 Kearse, Frank RDT 6-3 325 23 2 Alabama A&M N/A 98 Keiser, Thomas LDE 6-3 261 23 2 Stanford N/A 97 McClain, Terrell LDT 6-2 291 23 2 South Florida N/A 68 Neblett, Andre LDT 6-0 295 23 3 Temple $405,000 92 Norwood, Eric LDE 6-1 241 24 3 South Carolina $405,000 78 Nwagbuo, Ogemdi LDT 6-4 312 26 4 Michigan State N/A 55 Tucker, Jyles RDE 6-3 258 28 5 Wake Forest N/A 72 Van Bergen, Ryan DE 6-6 283 23 R Michigan N/A

Van Bergen is listed as DE, he can play DT and I believe he lined up on both sides. He's obviously not going to take Johnsons spot.

Norwood...gone

Tucker.. Meh...

Chandler... Same boat rookie.

Ogembi... Don't know man

I just believe Van Bergens versatility will help him make this roster.

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This could just be because I graduated high school two years ago so I have been accustom to watching football at every level (high school, college, and pro) but in my opinion defensive systems and not being able to adapt from a 3-4 to a 4-3 or vice-versa is so overrated.

Some of the defenses high school's use are really complex and when they graduate they have to learn a new system and then when they graduate from college they have to learn another new system. So at the least, NFL players are going through two to three different systems and to me when I see a player like Van Bergen that plays in different defensive systems I instantly think versatility.

Put what type of defense they run on the back-burner, now I'm not saying it's not important but I think a players versatility speaks more about their game then what system they came from and what they aren't accustomed to. After all, every player is the product of a different system and they all eventually have to learn one system to make their NFL dream a reality.

To me, a players versatility (i.e Clay Matthews, Julius Peppers, Mario Williams, and DeMarcus Ware) speaks more volume about their game and ability than any previous defensive system can.

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