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Originally Posted by Saccopoo
Ford was a lot like Houston at the same stage, were actually used the same and they have a lot of the same physical characteristics/ability/athleticism. Both Ford and Houston read the snap extremely well and come off the ball with power and speed.
Fast, strong and relatively agile. Ford does have the physical skill set to be that "well rounded" OLB in the mold of a Justin Houston.
Ford was Houston insurance, much in the same way that Fisher was Albert insurance.
He was not drafted to replace Hali.
If they pick Dupree, that's to eventually replace Hali. Both are very similar players. Hard working, team leaders that are their most effective using a speed bull rush as a dedicated right side Jack/Joker/Falcon/Elephant/Whatever OLB.
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Uhhhhh....
Houston was a complete OLB at Georgia. Played the run very well, dropped into coverage okay.
Ford had like 30 tackles his senior year, and 11 of them were sacks. Guy was useless at Auburn at anything other than rushing the passer.
The only place they were similar was in passrushing. Both Houston and Ford were one-trick ponies using great speed off the edge.
I think that Ford can be coached up, but to say Ford=Houston as college players is inaccurate.