My bad on Gabe Reid - he is currently injured and projected to easily crack the two-deep upon his return.
From a recent interview with him:
“Gabe is adjusting to a somewhat new position on the defensive side.
“From the few practices that we’ve had from my exposure to the playbook, I think it’s a lot more playing fast,” he said.
“Defensive end compared to outside linebacker, there’s a lot more dropping and understanding route concepts. ... Here, dropping is more secondary to getting after the quarterback, which I’m excited about.”
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The bolded comments were echoed by Lance Anderson when discussing our switch to a 4-3. Another indication that this switch should've been instituted years ago. Utah has run a 4-3 forever, and Reid is listed as a DE (what we call Edge, but it's the same thing). He is also now 10lbs heavier.
From a recent interview with him:
“Gabe is adjusting to a somewhat new position on the defensive side.
“From the few practices that we’ve had from my exposure to the playbook, I think it’s a lot more playing fast,” he said.
“Defensive end compared to outside linebacker, there’s a lot more dropping and understanding route concepts. ... Here, dropping is more secondary to getting after the quarterback, which I’m excited about.”
”
The bolded comments were echoed by Lance Anderson when discussing our switch to a 4-3. Another indication that this switch should've been instituted years ago. Utah has run a 4-3 forever, and Reid is listed as a DE (what we call Edge, but it's the same thing). He is also now 10lbs heavier.