[OutsiderFan]

John Randle is exactly who I thought of as an analog to Solomon Thomas the other day.  There aren't too many guys who can successfully play DT by relying on quickness more than size and quickness.  I think Randle played DT at 280.  But I heard on the NFLN combine coverage that Thomas sees himself as a Michael Bennett type of player, where he plays in a 4-3 scheme as a RDE on run downs and goes inside on pass downs.

This makes sense, and is why I've questioned the projections of Thomas as an OLB in the NFL.  Though he could probably be a standup OLB and be OK in pass coverage, that's just not where his abilities will be maximized.

[OutsiderFan]

John Randle is exactly who I thought of as an analog to Solomon Thomas the other day.  There aren't too many guys who can successfully play DT by relying on quickness more than size and quickness.  I think Randle played DT at 280.  But I heard on the NFLN combine coverage that Thomas sees himself as a Michael Bennett type of player, where he plays in a 4-3 scheme as a RDE on run downs and goes inside on pass downs.

This makes sense, and is why I've questioned the projections of Thomas as an OLB in the NFL.  Though he could probably be a standup OLB and be OK in pass coverage, that's just not where his abilities will be maximized.