I like Poz' demeanor, character and leadership skills, and agree that his arm is probably limiting him strength-wise on the field. I love the fact that he is from a blue-collar town like Buffalo. But how many times do we have to see him get beat to the edge of the field and outrun before we realize he is too slow to play middle linebacker in the NFL? Maybe he would be better suited to play on the outside?
Here's a look at 40 yd dash times against the rest of his linebacker class, coming out of college. Of these guys, nine are currently getting any notable snaps in the NFL (Poz, Beason, Timmons, Black, Nicholas, Willis, Harris, Siler, Durant).
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/playe...s&order=ASC
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/playe...s&order=ASC
Of those nine guys, the only guy that posted a worse 40 time is Beason, who reportedly had a sore back on the day of the combine. Put Poz on the outside and get someone with a little more speed and range in the middle of that defense. Then we have Poz & Mitchell on the outside, with some new stud rookie like McClain in the middle. Then we still have the issue of our LB depth, but at least we've beefed up our starting LB corp. Poz & Mitchell can provide good leadership to McClain while he is still learning, too.