Showed my wife his picture running and how big and buff he looks. She asked if he was a DE. When I told her it was the Obi kid she thought I was trying to fool her. Hmmmmm! Speed, strength, 6 ft 4 in, big frame, buff upper body - could he be misplaced deep in the backfield. Maybe he is more Bruce Smith than Ronnie Lott.
While I don't think this, I think he was wasted never being used in blitz schemes. But vanilla is what vanilla does. Do you think Don Brown would have found ways to utilize that athletic ability? Anyone who went to the Rent knew we were looking at a special athlete. Sure he got burned a few times and was out of position a few others, but overall a superior athlete.
