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Originally Posted by staylor26
He’s similar in size and athleticism to Calais Campbell, who can and has played both.
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Give Malik Jackson a better first step and you have Jerry Tillery.
I really don't get the idea that he couldn't play DE at all. He absolutely could, and he could play it very well. It just depends on what kind of DE you're looking for.
But the things that would make him effective as a DE could easily make him a terror alongside Jones on the interior. That's what sets him apart from Winovich - I think he can be equally effective at Winovich's only real position (and perhaps even moreso if Spags is doing w/ his pass rush what he certainly appears to be doing) and he can be a monster from the interior.
He's just a better prospect, IMO. And by a pretty significant amount.