Quote:I guess it has been a week since this has been proposed...so I'll ask again, why would moving someone who is already a subpar athlete at DE to a position where he will have to cover even more space be a good idea? I don't think it is.


And yes he played LB in college some and dropped into coverage some, but it was playing zone in the flats and he wasn't challenged. There was no example of him covering a TE up the seam or a RB on a wheel.


I strongly suspect his good straight line speed will help him chase down an NFL caliber RB or TE or god forbid slot WR after they take advantage of his awful change of direction skills and leave him in the dust.

The question is do you believe he can cover someone in space? I do..He haven't shown consistency at the DE position that you wanna see... His counterpart Ngakoue have... Moving him doesn't mean he is only limited to that position.. He can still be used on third downs in blitz packages..I believe Fowler is an athlete, and it would be a smooth transition for him.

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