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Wish he was hitting the DLine as hard. Maybe they use these LBs as edge rushers

It's funny how 'Edge' has become a thing the last few years.

It's a bit of semantics.

DE in a four man front can be considered an 'edge' rusher.

OLB in a 3 man front same thing.

Looking at this dudes build I'm guessing OLB spot standing up vs DE spot with his hand in the ground. He's really lean to ask him to set the edge in a 4 man front.

Maybe in obvious passing downs he lines up as a DE..But not sure how he would hold up vs the run as an end consistently.
 
It's funny how 'Edge' has become a thing the last few years.

It's a bit of semantics.

DE in a four man front can be considered an 'edge' rusher.

OLB in a 3 man front same thing.

Looking at this dudes build I'm guessing OLB spot standing up vs DE spot with his hand in the ground. He's really lean to ask him to set the edge in a 4 man front.

Maybe in obvious passing downs he lines up as a DE..But not sure how he would hold up vs the run as an end consistently.
Defenses have gotten more flexible with line positions so players who used to be to small to play DL and played OLB are now being interchanged as "edge" players where they're fast enough to drop into coverage, but can also play up on the line for run or pass.. It confuses the QB/line for who they're supposed to block and allows the edge guy to drop into coverage when a CB blitzes.
 
It's funny how 'Edge' has become a thing the last few years.

It's a bit of semantics.

DE in a four man front can be considered an 'edge' rusher.

OLB in a 3 man front same thing.

Looking at this dudes build I'm guessing OLB spot standing up vs DE spot with his hand in the ground. He's really lean to ask him to set the edge in a 4 man front.

Maybe in obvious passing downs he lines up as a DE..But not sure how he would hold up vs the run as an end consistently.
Let’s not get too carried away here, he’s playing in the MWC not the SEC, he’ll be fine!
 
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It's funny how 'Edge' has become a thing the last few years.

It's a bit of semantics.

DE in a four man front can be considered an 'edge' rusher.

OLB in a 3 man front same thing.

Looking at this dudes build I'm guessing OLB spot standing up vs DE spot with his hand in the ground. He's really lean to ask him to set the edge in a 4 man front.

Maybe in obvious passing downs he lines up as a DE..But not sure how he would hold up vs the run as an end consistently.
In fairness, depending on your base what you expect from any front 7 position can be drastically different. A 4-3 MLB doesn't not automatically translate to a 3-4 Mack, or a 4-2 Sam or a 3-3 MLB. James Farrior was a bust playing MLB in New York but was a probably ring of honor moving to the Mack in the 3-4. The same thing is true about 0 or 2 technique DTs, or 3/4 or 5 technique DE. Or OLBs in a 4-3 vs a 3-4. I think EDGE is a draft nerd terminology that sort of was created to sort of cover the Myles Garrett and the TJ Watt under the same umbrella on draft boards.

Maybe he is an OLB in the classic sense where he's playing off the LOS and is covering Ys and HBs on pass routes and flowing to run plays through penetration. Maybe he's an EDGE. But I think we can all agree he's probably not a DE at 6'5" 210.
 
It's funny how 'Edge' has become a thing the last few years.

It's a bit of semantics.

DE in a four man front can be considered an 'edge' rusher.

OLB in a 3 man front same thing.

Looking at this dudes build I'm guessing OLB spot standing up vs DE spot with his hand in the ground. He's really lean to ask him to set the edge in a 4 man front.

Maybe in obvious passing downs he lines up as a DE..But not sure how he would hold up vs the run as an end consistently.
He could be a DE. They could technically line up one of those other 6'4 LBs that we picked up stacked close behind him. Depending on the package and the look would determine which one of them drops back, which one of them blitz, or if one delays his rush etc. If you're the tackle, which one of them are you picking up? They both look to be the same threat.

Guenther got cute with a bunch of his blitz packages in the NFL. No reason he couldn't bring those to the college level if he had the right athletes.
 
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