re: After years of very little talent, linebacker may become a position of strength

Most sites, hell I think maybe even every site including the "official site"(which can be pretty inaccurate at times; ie Wilson still listed as DE), have him at DE still.

Looking at the official site, I think Broughton, Atkins, Romeus, and Wilson all fit OLB in the 3-4 but are listed at DE. I'd be shocked if these guys are actually getting serious looks at DE.

As for the left over DEs, we have Coleman, Foster, Jordan, Richardson, and Smith. I don't see any of these guys getting serious looks at NT so that gives us 5 guys that'll just play DE.

We have 5 listed NTs with Bunkley, Hicks, Jenkins, Johnson, and Walker. The only 2 I see strictly as NTs are Bunkley and Jenkins.

That gives us 3 guys that can play DE or NT in the 3-4 with Hicks, Johnson, and Walker.

Given my prediction of 8 d-linemen I have:

NT- Bunkley and Jenkins
DE- Coleman, Jordan, and Smith
NT/DE- Hicks and Johnson

With the final spot going to Richardson or Walker. Given Walker's versatility(and the fact that only Bunkley, Hicks, and Jenkins are larger than him) I think he'll stick.

He's listed as a DE, but unless he beefs up, he'll be a linebacker.

He'll probably be a PS candidate. He was never a start in college. He played last year as a DE, and now he'll have to learn a whole new scheme and position (if he does in fact move to linebacker).