Broncos Consider Position Switch for Elliss

0:00On April 5th, the Denver Broncos are eyeing a physician switch from linebacker Jonah Ellis, moving him from the edge to inside backer. Coach Sean Payton floated the idea at the NFL Spring Meetings in Arizona, comparing it to how San Francisco's Fred Warner thrives in space from then. Inside Spot. Kyle Wittingham, who coached Ellis at Utah and now heads Michigan's program, is all in on the change. He says Ellis has the speed, physicality for block destruction, and all around skills to excel inside, even though he started light at 200. 10 pounds and racked up 12 sacks outside as a junior all-american. Wittingham's son Freddie, Utah's former recruiting coordinator, and now Michigan's Titans coach, Baxter II, highlighting Ellis's football. Smarts, films that he habits and grasp of assignments, key for the mental demands of inside linebacker. Ellis faces a steep climb in Denver, buried behind stars like Nick Bonito and Jonathan Cooper, with 96 percent of last year's snaps on the edge, where he flashed as a rotational Russia.

1:03Coverage improvement is crucial, especially after predecessor Dre Green Law's release partly over middle field struggles. These coach endorsements carry weight as the Broncos lock in their draft plans, but it'll come down to on-field proof this season.