(03-20-2023, 05:59 PM)TheDogCatcher Wrote: These guys are roughly the same body type. Chris Jones is 6'6, 310; Travon Walker is 6'5, 290. 

Jones started life on the inside, where he was a menace. The Chiefs decided to play him outside for a season since they lacked an outside rush. He wasn't quite as disruptive there, so they permanently moved him back inside, where he became a nightmare once again. 

Travon started life on the outside, where he was just a guy  rookie. 
The Jaguars decided to play him inside, where he became more disruptive. 

Here's hoping he becomes Chris Jones 2.0. 

Why not?

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Too soon to know what Walker's ceiling is playing OLB in a 3-4.

Nonetheless - as things stand he looks he'd be better as a 4-3 DE - and he could very well develop as a very good 3-4 DE/5-tech. 

If Walker has the ability to get 30-45 pressures and 8-15 sacks playing primarily inside, that would be awesome. 
Given the current state of the IDL roster, it sure looks like they will have room for him in the rotation there in 2023. 

I don't feel they lost anything by giving him a year top get acquainted with playing outside in the NFL. 
If he ends up having the versatility they were hoping for when they drafted him, it's a huge boon for the defense. 
Calculated risk IMO.

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