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Originally Posted by Ralphy Boy

I can see that he maybe doesn't have the "functional strength", but I did go back to look at some draft info to see how some of his weightroom strength compared to that of Jackson & Dorsey. Much to my surprise, he had 27 reps of 225 at the combine and 30 on his pro day. Dorsey did 27 at his pro day while Jackson only had 20. Not that it translates into playing strength, but I would think he stood a better chance at making the team if he had been asked to bulk up and play end.

Considering the guy played DE & DT (mostly DT) in college, never played LB until this summer and is no longer with the team, it is clear to me that making a LB out of him was not the solution. Obviously the coaches know a lot more than me, but a guy we apparently wasted a 2nd rounder on is no longer with the team and it sucks.

His numbers (40 yard, 3 cone, 20 yard shuttle etc) were far and away better than Dorsey. Again, while that doesnt translate to play on the field, I don't buy the idea that the new regime could care less about where a player was drafted.

I won't be surprised if he does well on another team as a DE, but the guy had 1 sack in his 15 game career, so I'm not going to cry over it.

Strength at the point of attack is usually much more about lower body strength and leverage, therefore bench press reps aren't totally meaningful.