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The fact that they held him back from playing does not necessarily mean he's a project or he wasn't ready to contribute immediately. I think he was 4th on the depth chart because they signed two clear cut starters in the offseason and their #3 was a guy coming off double digit sacks. That's a pretty legit reason for a guy seeing the field less than his draft slot would indicate. 

That's also not to say the team held back a player who 100% should have been on the field, he may not have been at a point in his development where they trusted him out there, which isn't a positive for him. I tend to think he was probably struggling with some of the mental aspects of what we ask of our OLBs and he just didn't pass Fackrell on the depth chart. "Position versatility" in college is a good thing for the team, but for the player it means he doesn't get to really settle into any position and hone his craft. Probably true for Gary. 

I want to see him make a jump in year 2 and help get the Smith's snap counts down some, although we're paying both guys enough money that they should be full time. Ideally I would like to see him playing 600-700 snaps next year with little to no drop off in talent from the Smiths. 

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