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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
But it's a completely relevant argument. If no NFL teams are drafting college OLBs to play DEs, then that means that professional NFL teams don't believe guys like Curry are fit to play 3-4 OLB. And the fact that guys like Merriman and Ware and Woodley are playing like all-world pro bowlers suggests that NFL teams are right.
So let's see....
-History says that OLBs don't make good 3-4 OLBs
-History says that Curry is smaller than almost every 3-4 OLB in the game
-From a skill set standpoint, 3-4 OLBs require you to be an outstanding pass rusher who happens to know how to play some OLB. A 4-3 OLB requires you to be an outstanding OLB who sometimes rushes the passer. Like I said, drafting Curry to be a 3-4 OLB is like drafting a stud running back to primarily be a wide receiver just because he caught a few passes when he was in college.
We don't now if Curry can/cannot play 3-4 OLB. But there's a lot of historical evidence to say that it's not usual for a guy like Curry to play the position.
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But we do know he can get in the backfield. We know he can cover. We know he has more speed than a conventional DE convert.
What does history say about those guys?
Size is generally the reason that guys dont convert from OLB to 3-4 OLB. Size is not he issue with Curry. He posses the size and strength to make the transition.
What if we dont run an exclusive 3-4 scheme?