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after watching him play ST last year this is the best spot for him IMO, he has the motor of a dynamic DE.... LB is more read and react, hard to think that would work with the way he seems to play... Passing down blitzing sack machine in the making.

seems like you are discounting that he could grow into a great one at that position, though I suppose it could play out that way. I wondered if this wouldn't happen when he was not in that picture posted of the linebackers a couple days ago

It was said in I think the BH or in McBrutus' thread the staff was worried about the depth at Leo. Safe to say Marcus can beat out Miller and will be a beast at this position. I know everyone remembers his HS highlight video.

Serious props you were dead on.

Also, I would say that Curtis Grant is going to be iffy based on Biddle's comments that Heacock at some point said he wanted to move him to DE as well.

That's code for "he's not intuitive enough to play linebacker"

A lot of guys whose first instinct is to attack upfield......you tell them to sit back and weed through the play and you're taking away their edge.

How about Bosa could end up at a DT. Washington has to keep is weight down or he could be back at the DT spot himself. Also, Meyer's d at Florida kept rotating players in and out to keep fresh. This just adds to that depth. Spence might get 60% of the snaps, that still leaves 40% of the snaps for who ever can show they can also be a special talent. And not to nick pick but Spence hasn't won his spot yet, either has Washington or Schutt. They will have to go out and earn it. What if Marcus is just flat out better at the WSDE then Spence is? Are we really that sold that Spence after limited reps last year is the absolute starter and best on the team?

I thought Spence was out best DE last year after Simon. He proved himself to me. If Marcus is better then Spence then Whooo weeee we would be unbeatable.

The depth is what could be scarey.
Rotating a lot of DL is what made that vaunted FSU defensive front in the 90's so great, same with LSU now and Bama to some degree.
OSU can throw a lot of different looks at people, and a lot of different DL packages, from power, to power with speed, to a lot of pure speed.
Deep and talented DL's win championships.
Carroll's USC teams had these kind of DL's, and Leo/Viper type outside backers like Cushing and Matthews.
Marcus starting migrating this way last year, as noted, he warmed up in the last 2 games with DE's. Kid is explosive as hell and a head hunter.