I think we will see a lot of position changes with this staff. Diaco mismanaged guys and put them in place based on body type and size more so than skill set.
Collin Miller is an outside pass rusher and was significantly under used and misused last year. Stille can play OLB or rush End and provide outside containment and pressure up field. He has speed and motor. Tyrin Ferguson is also a pass rusher that was mismanaged and thrived when actually placed in the game. I also think a guy like Quayshon Alexander could present issues as a pass rusher in certain packages. He is really more of a 4-3 end as he’s not one who can turn and run with a DB as an OLB and not big enough for end in a 3-4 but he will he used in packages.
David Alston will be small this year but watch how he can turn and run in his film. He can cover or rush. Alex Davis killed us on that cause he couldn’t turn and run with guys. Wildeman will be able to be used as a pass rusher in situational play this year as well.
Look at safety and we have Aaron Williams and Antonio Reed who are great players with good coaching and scheme. Jojo Domann will be good there. We forget about Jojo but he is a baller and has 3 years left To ball. High football IQ, hard hitter, team player, fast, and takes good angles. Tony Butler is a safety not a corner and if used right he can excel there as well. Deionte williams is going to help us immediately at nickel and safety and special teams. Can Jones is a silent commit and CJ Smith is very good.
Avery Anderson needs to play corner. He was a 4* coming out of high school there. He has good hip flexibility and speed for it. His issue is Diaco had his corners playing 15yds off the ball. It was scheme and coaching more than skill and they mis used him as a safety.
An example of why Diaco’s corners looked so bad... Chris Jones looked awful in that scheme as well and he had been lock down when he could actually play on the guy.
Eric Lee and Bootle will look way better. Remember Bootle was one of the fastest guys in Florida and runs a legit 4.3 40. Lamar can play in an aggressive scheme. But he has to learn how to hit hard and enjoy it. His issue is lack of confidence not talent, speed, or skill set.
DL will look much better under Duvall’s strength training and Chinander’s scheme. Let Mick free. Play Mick as an End some, put Khalil as a NG and get his weight up to 310, D Daniels is going to feast as a run blocker up the middle at NG, D Thomas should have been an end as he has great hands and speed off the ball there, C Davis will look much better with an aggressive scheme, then if we see some improvement in D Neal and plug Wildeman on the outside we should be good.
ILB needs to reshape their bodies. Avery Roberts is carrying too much weight. It’s slowed him down significantly. Will Honas will be an animal in the middle. Mohammad Barry is in the same position as Avery. He was fast and is now slow, needs to gain quick twitch back and lose the body build short muscles, I look for dedrick young to improve inside with an aggressive scheme and for a guy like Willie Hampton to rise up with his athleticism and off the chart sparq scores. Just waiting for an aggressive scheme that fits him.
So your answer is we have the guys... we just hadn’t developed them right with the type of muscle or speed they are able to have. That’s gonna get fixed over the next 7 mo. Then we are going to run a scheme that’s more like Wisconsin’s - aggressive, fast, on the ball. And that will help tremendously.
