Yeah, he must have a different definition for stud than I do because outside of Mazi Smith, we haven't used either of our first two round
We keep trying, we just suck. Smith and Hill suck or sucked, and to compound our incompetence we put our most dynamic player at a 60-80 pound disadvantage on the LOS vs the run when he should be pursuing and making the tackle. Our ‘big’ DE Taco was a bust, and the jury’s still out on Kneeland.
The moment we saw what Micah can do, we should have moved back to a 3-4 defense. He’s 15-20 pounds lighter than Ware and simply can’t be a full time DE.
This change would force the body type of our DL to be bigger. We might have to trade or allow Odighizuwa to leave, but I’ll take that trade if it enables Parsons. Playing 5 technique might also salvage Mazi’s career.
Parsons is a
natural 3-4 OLB. Just look at what Pittsburgh does with Watt and copy it. Big but still athletic DL… around 300 pounds. Shouldn’t be hard to find.
Micah isn’t like a 266 pound Nick Bosa or 272 pound Myles Garrett. I think it all hinges on Kneeland… if he is average, then move him to SOLB and rebuild.