Does anyone know Vrabel's 40 time?

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Originally Posted by htismaqe

Agreed almost 100%.

He can't play DE in the 3-4, he's not good at taking on blockers head on. He's not just too light, he's short too.

Forget the 40 and look at the shuttle time. He can close on the ball and that's enough to make him a servicable OLB for situational duty.

I'm not gonna go as far as to say he will be "good" but I don't think he's a lock to get cut like so many think he is.

I don't think he's going to be cut, I just don't think he's going to fit at OLB at all. I see him basically exactly the opposite of you. I see a tweener that on one hand doesn't have the explosion to rush the passer or the ability to take on ball carriers in space, which makes him a bad fit at OLB. And on the other hand he doesn't have the prototypical bulk or strength for DE. I think in his case it would be more productive to work with the strength and conditioning staff and push him up into the 290 range, because the shortcomings he has at OLB aren't things that can be fixed.

I'm talking purely theoretically, in terms of what I think it would take to get him playing every down.

My guess is he'll end up being a nickel pass rusher. Which is a monumental waste of a 1st round pick. But what can you do...