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I really think you guys are hung up on LDE and RDE being really different types. I don't think that's necessarily so in Spag's mind.
Look at how Trey Flowers lined up with Daly as his position coach; flip-flopping one side to the other. Look at what Spagnuolo did with his '4 aces' lineup in New York.
DE's 260-ish plus and they go anywhere and everywhere on passing downs.
the idea is to create confusion in the blocking scheme and guys come free. The idea also is that the beef up front allows for smaller, faster linebackers to blitz and/or fly to the ball and better short/intermediate coverage for backs in the flat, slot areas, and short middle of the field.
Zach Allen would totally fit the concept. So does Omenihu. So does Ferrell. Sweat does not, for example.
They clearly didn't want Ford-who's a prototype 'LEO' and my guess is his lack of physicality in the run game.
They're going to make it impossible to run and force teams to try to beat Mahomes in a 'shoot out'.
Your RDE does not have to be a 'speed rush' guy. Even here in KC, in a 3-4, It was often Hali that was rushing weak-side and Houston strong-side.
The differences are even less with what I have seen of Spagnuolo and Daly's line play.
If they've got 4 DE's they like, they're all going to play a lot and they're going to move around.
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