Is Roquan Smith the second coming of Lance Briggs?
Matt Eberflus has announced that Roquan Smith will play weak side linebacker for his defense. Same position as when Lance Briggs played for the team. Of course, we cannot compare both players based on their careers because Roquand has much more to prove however, their measurables are almost identical. Height, weight, and arm length are very close Briggs said in an interview in May that he thought Roquan was ahead of where he was at the time.
Briggs played his entire 12-year NFL career in Chicago from 2003 to 2014.
Let's look at his regular season stats during his career:
-2 all-pro selections-7 Pro Bowls-170 starts in 173 games-1181 tackles-97 Tackles for loss-15 sacks-16 interceptions-18 forced fumbles.-6 career touchdowns
Lance was, unfortunately for him, in the shadow of all-time great Brian Urlacher for most of his career. Briggs was still a very dominant defender for all of his career. If Roquan can accomplish what Briggs did in Chicago he will have a very prominent career and as of now, things are looking great.
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