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Originally Posted by nunusguy
But isn't that what a lot of people said about Okoye when he came out ?
Apparently Rick Smith was to ?
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Nobody was suggesting that Okoye should or would play DE. He was a 3-Technique DT that may grow into a NT. Drafting the youngest player in the NFL meant that we were not seeing anything close to the final product. We saw that he had athleticism, but perhaps as he matured under the supervision of NFL coaches and trainers, he might grow into a Pat Williams.
I think the worst they thought they would be getting is a pass rushing DT to put pressure on the QB. The best case scenario was a larger run stuffer who still had the athleticism of a lighter version of himself. Many times when you see scouting projections of a player you will come across the phrase, "has the frame to add more bulk while maintaining quickness and agility" and that was the case for Amobi.
I'm actually proposing the opposite with Jerry. I would like to see him slim down and lose some of the bulk around his belly in hopes that it would add to his quickness. I would then use him much like the Chiefs have employed Turk McBride in Kansas City.