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Originally Posted by Mr. Session
All of these examples of undersized players at the position are of exceptional players.
That doesn't make me feel better, it makes me apprehensive.
Is the tape so great that Reddick looks like a future HOF/All Pro player at the position? I liked his tape but I don't come away feeling that way.
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1) Reddick looked like an impact player on all the tape I watched of him. He also didn't seem weak in any area while being used all over the field. He stuck with WRs (albeit collegiate ones) in coverage, typically played his assignments well, showed a great talent for bending the edge, and displayed some pass rush moves that could improve, but weren't completely undeveloped. No one's tape is of a future HOF/All-Pro until they get into the league and prove it, but if you go back and look at the ones who did get there, you'll probably see a lot of tape like what I described above.
2) The point is that his size is not something that eliminates his ability to play 3-4 OLB. Of course people are going to point out the best examples, but that doesn't mean other examples don't exist. Sure, the "prototypical" 3-4 OLB is 6'4" 260, but if you look around the league, a lot of teams that run a 3-4 have OLBs that are closer to 6'2" 250.