...The first in person Rams game I had been at in a while, was last year's Bucs/Rams playoff game (I live in Tampa). During the warmups, special teams was out there doing their thing and I noticed 97. I had no idea who he was, never heard his name before, and I consider myself to be an above average Rams info connoisseur.
What I noticed was that he was fast, agile, and coordinated. I thought to myself 'who is that guy, where does he play?'. It seemed he was just there for special teams, and when I looked him up, that is what he was.
However, I was struck by his size and athleticism watching him field punts and run around with guys much smaller than him.
I agree that given a year in the offseason where he is supposed to be an outside linebacker afterwards could do wonders for him. If he comes back next year 20 lbs lighter, faster, and studied up on the position, he could be a great find.
