If the plan is really to move Shazier to OLB, I'd like to see them get Spence more reps inside, and rotate Shazier with Worilds and Jones on the outside. Seems like that would set us up better for next season.
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1. Kool-Aid McKinstry CB
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Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.
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Shazier is way too small to play OLB. His game is based on speed. Having him lock horns with an OT where he gives up 100lbs would be foolish.
In some packages, I think using Shazier for the occasional blitz off the corner is fine. But I think there is no way that he moves to OLB. If Worilds shows that the handful of good games he strung together last year were a fluke, than the Steelers will need to find another solution at OLB.
15 more pounds he would be a very similar player to Von Miller physically.
Of course this 15 pounds would have to be added over the course of 2 years or so since he already is quite a bit bigger than he was at ohio state. If he were ever an OLB he would beat OTs with speed and his ridiculous first step which can help you with the power moves as well
For instance, when Dumervil steam rolled gilbert last week. Gilbert was caught way off balance because he was trying to compensate for Dumervils speed (coming full sprint basically), but Doom fooled him by just going through him instead
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Chadman--Jones has beat one very average blocking TE to get his sack for the season. he hasn't been close to beating a good let alone great Left tackle. It's nice that he is playing well against the run but he plays the premier pass rushing position in this defense. The guy won't be a bust but he won't be close to Joey Porter or Harrison either. I really hope he can step it up or the defense will struggle all season.
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