As per Mickey: Spears spending time at NT in practice?

[Rack]

Actually he is not far away in his impact then Greg Ellis was in his first few years.

Yes, he is. He's WAY OFF compared to what Ellis did his first few years. Even with Ellis' injury holding him back.

 

[LeonDixson]

Wow, a first rounder spent on a back-up nose tackle.:bang2:

Don't be a drama queen. You can argue his effectiveness, and be half right, but he's been a starting DE for two years. The rumor he will play NT this week is because Ratliff is out and Tank can't play every down the whole game.

One could argue that it's his versatility that's allowing the coaches to make this emergency move. What will happen next year, I don't know. I'd like to see Ratliff replace him at DE.