But there's a ton of 6'3" 34OLBers. Is that inch a deal breaker for a dynamic player?

cursory list-
James Harrison 6'0"
Lamarr Woodley 6'2"
Robert Mathis 6'2"
Tamba Hali 6'2"
Sam Acho 6'2"
Erik Walden 6'2"
Donta Hightower 6'2"
Sean Lee 6'2"
At 6'3" you have
Clay Matthews
Anthony Spencer
Terrell Suggs
Justin Houston
Shaun Phillips, who we've discussed as a FA target
Connor Barwin
Brooks Reed
Jarrett Johnson
Victor Butler, who we've discussed as a FA target

That's a fair amount, in fact perhaps a majority of 3-4OLBs are 6-3 or under.

that's just the full fledged 3-4OLBs not the shorter DEs

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Posted by AlexMSU

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Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:30 pm to blueslover

Sean Lee is ILB but good list anyways. I don't know if height will make or break an OLB prospect.. Definitely has its advantages though.

Hightower is OLB but in a 4-3, don't know if he any good chasing the QB like his bama teammate Upshaw

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Posted by Chad504boy

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Posted on 2/26/13 at 1:31 pm to blueslover

cursory list-
James Harrison 6'0" - Decent ex although he's a tough guy
Lamarr Woodley 6'2"-265
Robert Mathis 6'2" Good example
Tamba Hali 6'3"-275
Sam Acho 6'3 -257
Erik Walden 6'2" Who the frick?
Donta Hightower 6'2"-270
Sean Lee 6'2"- Not a pass rusher

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in fact perhaps a majority of 3-4OLBs are 6-3 or under.

You have 2 comparisons in the entire NFL.

I also think its important to note, the two guys that are your best example, one went undrafted and the other went in the 5th round.

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