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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Favre&gt;Rodgers259" data-source="post: 886244" data-attributes="member: 10866">I am well aware of the differences in the 3-4 DE and OLB. Along with the 4-3 DE and OLB.I think people pigeonhole players because they went to a certain team and played in a system for so long. Griffen coming out of USC was scouted as a DE, OLB, and ILB (but primarily as a 4-3 DE).  His body type lends him to playing a variety of positions and his talent allows him to be effective at them all.Players of certain talent levels can be scheme diverse, and I believe Griffen is one of those players.For instance, Z. Smith was a 4-3 DE coming out of Kentucky. Now he's primarily a 3-4 OLB(totally different responsibilities) for us who occasionally also plays the 5-technique DE.Gary was a 4-3 DE at Michigan, but drafted as a 3-4 OLB (which is a better projected switch) who Pettine also committed to playing more 5-technique DE.Kenny Clark played everything on the DL at UCLA, from 0 to 5 technique(even was schemed plays at ILB!), many scouts had him penciled in as purely a rotational 4-3 DT. He's one of the best NTs in the league now.</blockquote>

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