I thought Hali would fail at OLB, but I remember having Studebaker like hope for him because his combine times for quickness and change of direction were on par with elite OLBs in 3-4 defenses. Its his short arms, lacking 40 time and low amount of bench reps that scared me off of thinking he actually could transition to the position.
I was wrong. His heart, motor, balance and change of direction (which I did point out numerous times) have made him be a successful OLB and WHEN he tops 11 sacks this year, he should be due a fairly large contract extension...about 85% of Dumervils contracts is what he should be shooting for IMO... and he should get it. One thing is for sure, we will ALL find out over teh next two year if Clark IS cheap or not.
Truth be told, I think Studebaker has a chance at being a better overall defender in time.
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