Skins cut Mason Foster

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Not physical enough.

Derrick Johnson was the most savvy LBer you'll ever see at going around blockers and it was primarily because he lacked the core strength/mass to win at the point of attack.

He weighed 240 lbs. Lee weights 220 (maybe).

Lee isn't even as strong as DJ was and he damn sure isn't as savvy. Moreover, DJ didn't perform all that well as a 4-3 Mike.

Lee simply doesn't have the physical skill set or mentality to be a 3-down linebacker. He's played his whole life as a hyper-athletic playmaking LBer and there's just no way you're going to convince him that he's gonna be a 3-down LBer who's focusing on run-fit and other various responsibilities associated with being a Mike.

He's ideally situated as a 4-3 Will if you want him as a starter. But really, he may just be perfect as a situational player; a strictly Nickel LBer. Asking more of him is likely setting him up to fail.

If that's the case and that's what they see him as, that's not gonna speak very highly on their feelings of DoD.