Texans will use Cushing at inside linebacker

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Originally Posted by Fonz the Boss

So Cushing doesn't have the speed to play outside but Connor Barwin does?.... ummm yeah, sure

iirc Cushing ran close to 4.7 in the forty, and had a short shuttle 4.2. Barwin ran the forty in in the 4.5 s and had a short shuttle of 4.1.

I know these are less than a blink of an eye, but since the times were done Cushing added close to 20 lbs and Barwin has lost weight.

I had Barwin as a 3-4 OLB coming out of college, I always had Cushing as a 4-3 SAM.

The position most closely related to the 4-3 SAM is the 3-4 MIKE, that is the guy who is responsible for the TE.