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Originally Posted by Dam8610
I think that will be his best NFL fit, at least initially while he improves his strength and learns pass rush moves, at which point a transition to DE could be feasible. That's why my player comparison for him was T.J. Watt. High energy, high motor tweener that has the athleticism to get after the QB with improved play strength and pass rush technique. Watt is the high end outcome of that type of player.
So they already envision him supplanting Walker on nickel sub packages? They certainly have a lot of confidence in his athletic ability. Personally, I'd have Okereke taking that role if anyone from this draft.
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I believe he said Okereke will play mike and sam. More mike though. He didn't use the word supplant though. I think he sees them all getting playing time. Talked about how they were thin at linebacker at one point last year because everyone was hurt. They had a long meeting about it at the end of the year and wanted to add depth, speed, and length. Said they were just getting the pieces for Eberflus and that he would figure out how to use them. Said they were still a 4-3 tampa-2 system, but it was really Eberflus' unique spin on it. I got the impression guys are going to move around a lot and some guys may have multiple positions.