I don't think he's going to be cut, I just don't think he's going to fit at OLB at all. I see him basically exactly the opposite of you. I see a tweener that on one hand doesn't have the explosion to rush the passer or the ability to take on ball carriers in space, which makes him a bad fit at OLB. And on the other hand he doesn't have the prototypical bulk or strength for DE. I think in his case it would be more productive to work with the strength and conditioning staff and push him up into the 290 range, because the shortcomings he has at OLB aren't things that can be fixed.

I'm talking purely theoretically, in terms of what I think it would take to get him playing every down.

My guess is he'll end up being a nickel pass rusher. Which is a monumental waste of a 1st round pick. But what can you do...

I think Mecca is correct he is a little light for a 3/4 DE. It depends what kind of 3/4 system you will run. If you run a system similer to the Patriots where you expect your DE and NT to two gap then yes he is too small. If you run something like the Steelers D than he might work. Brett Keisal from the Steelers is 6'5 285 and seems to do OK in that system.

I hope people don't confuse what I'm saying about Hali as a "defense" of him.

Because the sentence I quoted above is 100% how I feel about it.

You're a halipologist who wants herm back on the sideline and wishes carl was still running the team. Everybody knows it.

It is only a matter of time before he wil be Piosimilated.

and gaily backs hailey.

I think this is the thread we were speculating about. I guess it was Mecca and some others, apologies to GoChiefs for the false accusation

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