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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 880340">He's only 5'11", not the kind of size you'd prefer to cover a TE, giving away a lot of catch radius.  Burks and Martin at 6'3" have more of the length they are looking for.But if Greene is the guy who shows the best read-and-react, transitioning from a pass look to run defense and vice versa, something I've seen Burks struggle with since day 1, and he can make up for some of that length deficit by limiting separation better than the other guys, then Greene will get the job for those 75 - 80% nickel/dime snaps.  In that case Burks might be the base guy with less to think about and less opportunity to misread.Martin's an unknown.  I liked his tape, but as with all of the rookies in this short offseason there's a big mental hill to climb.  If somehow he beats out the other guys for a chunk of snaps week 1, then we've probably got a good, smart player, even if he has to take his rookie lumps along the way.</blockquote>

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