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Originally Posted by jiveturkey
Why is height so important for a 3-4 DE?
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Because smaller DEs can get swallowed up but the tackles in the NFL...UNLESS they are freakish athletes.
See Freeney vs Hali, as evidence. Freeney is freakish; Hali, not so much.
Hali would have to try OLB in a 3-4; depending on speed/quickness he could do it with strong safety support.