Moss Making a Switch

The Broncos have already began discussing the possibility for Elvis Dumerville to change positions to fit the 3-4 defense being implemented by new D-coordinator Mike Nolan, but now another teammate will be joining Elvis in the linebackers meeting room.

Jarvis Moss, the Broncos' first-round pick in the 2007 draft, has learned he'll be moving to outside linebacker in Mike Nolan's new scheme.

"They feel like it could be good for Jarvis, because he hasn't put on the weight you would expect a defensive end to have. And he's athletic enough to do it," Moss' agent, Pat Dye Jr., said on Friday. "My sense is, he'll be an outside linebacker and a big pass rusher, primarily."

Moss has been working with a nutritionist and strength coaches in Gainesville, Fla to add 10 pounds this offseason, but he has had difficulty moving north of the 255 pounds he carried at season's end. He planned to add the weight to become a true 4-3 defensive end.

"He's plenty athletic. My hope was, at this point, he'd weigh 265, 270 and be a prototypical defensive end, but that hasn't happened. So this could kind of be a rebirth for him."


The big hurdle for Moss in his new position is to become proficient in his backpedal and turn in coverage. Proving he can drop back into coverage, which he has done occasionally in zone- blitz situations.

"We actually did some of that before the draft because the 3- 4 teams obviously didn't see him as a defensive end in a 3-4 scheme," Dye said. "So the 3-4 teams put him through linebacker drills and he did fine.