That Ossai vs Utah tape is some good stuff. Reminds me of watching LaVar Arrington and Patrick Willis when they were in college. They always seemed to be at the bottom of the pile. Didn't matter if it was a tackle for loss or a 20 yard completion. It was like a magic trick.
I like Ossai a lot but Oweh scares me for our defense. He could work hard to be a LBer but it's going to take awhile. If we ran a 3-4 I'd be all over him. Last season's inexplicable sack total doesn't bother me at all. I watched every game and it was a total fluke. He's going to be able to rush the passer.
He already has a season of Experience as a MLB and was moved to the "Jack" OLB/DE position in a 4-2-5 defense just like Dennis Allen runs already. He is also 20lbs heavier and slightly faster than Baun.
I think that you have to let athletes like Oweh just be athletic like the Lobos did with Brian Urlacher and the Pat's and Ravens did with Adalius Thomas and the 49ers did with Julian Peterson and just move them around to several positions.
Urlacher was amazing and even played offense and kick returner in college because his coach wanted to use every ounce of his athletic ability.
He finished his career with 442 tackles, three interceptions, 11 sacks, and 11 forced fumbles.[4] Outside of defense, he caught six touchdown passes, and returned five kicks for touchdowns.[4]
Urlacher led the nation with 178 tackles during his junior year, and also set a school record for most tackles in a single season.[4] "
I don't really have a doubt in my mind that Oweh could play several linebacker positions even in a 4-2 or 4-3 as well as MLB. His Shuttle and 3 cone and Vertical was also Identical to that of Devin White as well and he also had a faster 40 and better Broad jump than he did too.
I made a similar thread here about a college DE turned NFL linebacker in 2009 by the name of Connor Barwin. Barwin had a pretty good career and ended up now as an assistant GM in Philadelphia.