xwalker
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Read Gardner added lots of muscle. He's a high effort guy, so if he's got more of a pro body now, Marinelli is going to love him
Yes, I don't know what to expect from Gardner. He was a 3-4 DE in college and had most of his pass rushing success to the inside of the OT. His style looked more like a pass rushing DT than DE; however, Marinelli seems to prefer the Strong Side DE on base downs to play more of that style and avoid trying to beat the OT around the edge so I guess he will be a good fit there. He does have super short arms which generally is less of an issue for a DT than DE, but some players overcome that, I think. I can't remember any successful NFL DE with arms that short, but I'm sure there must be some.
In regards to Whaley, I don't see any limitations on him. His college game footage was terrific, IMO. He just fell through the draft because it was known at draft time that he would not be able to play as a rookie. In the game footage I saw, he looked almost as good as the guy next to him Malcom Brown who was drafted R1-32 this year. Surprisingly, there were many snaps where Whaley was the one that got double-teamed.