Cass McKinzy at DE?

He definitely was not originally recruited as a DE. They have that wrong. He may have played some DE in HS, but he has always been a LB and was recruited as such.

McKinsey is about the same size as Lawson(250+), maybe a little taller.

We've heard about the Rhino package I wouldn't be surprised if they're working on a Cheetah package. When I was digging around learning about Washington St. I found that some of the PAC teams were using 4 defensive ends against Mike and his boys and it proved to be successful. The way that Gus and Company move people around I have a feeling the defense may be as "revolutionary" as the offense.

I just get the feeling that EJ is kind of excited. I know I am

Eh, they said in another article that Cass will only move there in our Dime package. Frost moves to MLB because he's better in pass coverage.

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What all this tells us is, we are low on DE's

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We may be low on quality DEs but this shouldn't be viewed as a sign of that. This a natural progression in year two of Johnson's defense here. Johnson said when he was hired that he ultimately wanted his defense to be multiple.

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He definitely was not originally recruited as a DE

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That's what HE said. Maybe WE didn't recruit him as a DE, but I'm sure other schools did.

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Eh, they said in another article that Cass will only move there in our Dime package. Frost moves to MLB because he's better in pass coverage.

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This was my initial thought as well. Pass coverage is something Cass has struggled with so let him rush and get a better cover LB in.

If I remember the wording correctly from EJ it's not a one or the other. He stated that McKenzy is an absolute killer when it comes to running backs. He stated that Cass has all of the tools to be one hell of a pass rusher, he just has to develop those talents so will be spending some time with Rodney.