Position Battle - Defensive End

The Defensive End spot appears to be one of the best battles we have going in camp thus far. It appears as though they will likely keep at least 4, possibly 5 out of the following 6 players: Chandler Jones, Rob Ninkovich, Jermaine Cunningham, Jake Bequette, Trevor Scott, Justin Francis. They are pretty much running 4 man fronts, but some of these players will play some OLB in 4 linebacker sets, but not often. So, mostly these guys will be playing on the line at either RDE or LDE. RDE (Right Defensive End) is the best passrusher on the team and will be going against the opposing team's Left Tackle. The Left Defensive End, while still needing the ability to get to the quarterback, needs to be more sturdy against the run as the Right Tackle is generally the bulkier tackle and better run blocker. Most teams will try to run to the right. For this reason, the LDE needs to be a little sturdier. As of right now, we have Chandler Jones getting 1st team reps on the right, with I believe Ninkovich on the left. Originally, Trevor Scott had been getting the first team reps over there with Ninkovich on the right, but Scott's play has diminished, and Jones' has been impressive. Cunningham has also appeared to play his way onto this team as he has also been getting some 1st team reps at that LDE spot. I think they will settle on a Jones/Bequette rotation at RDE and Nink/Cunningham at LDE with some Justin Francis sprinkled in. Trevor Scott can still make this team as there is a ton of pre-season left, so there is time for people to go up and down, but this is how it appears to be shaping up as of now.