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Originally Posted by TheGuardian
Kevin Green played outside linebacker at Alabama and played outside backer his whole career.
Greg Lloyd was an outside linebacker at Fort Valley State and never played end. He was an outside backer his whole career.
Chad Brown started as an inside backer with the Steelers then moved to outside once Lloyd left I believe. He was never an end until he went to Seattle.
James Harrison never played end in the NFL. Not sure at Kent State. He was an outside backer from day 1 both with the Steelers and the Ravens.
Cornelius Bennett never played end in college or in the pros. He was an outside linebacker his whole career.
That is just off the top of my head. Either way, if the point you are trying to make is that only ends can play outside linebacker, then you don't have one. Gusy like Green, Lloyd, Bennett, etc are not anomalies in a 30 front. Lots of traditional linebackers play outside in 30 fronts.
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To the extent that it's possible, I'd be interested to know how many of those college teams ran 3-4 defenses and how many of those guys actually transitioned from 4-3 LB to 3-4 LB.