When Washington drafted Preston Smith back in May, one faction of fans who comment on the Insider’s threads thought it was an indication that Trent Murphy was a wasted pick, or a backup at best. Smith, a 2015 second-round pick was immediately looked as a pass-rushing complement to Ryan Kerrigan; his fellow outside linebacker, Murphy, a 2014 second-round pick, was talked about as just a complementary player.
Said the commenter skinswest on May 2:
He sounds like he will be the olb opposite Kerrigan initially but is diverse enough to be moved all around – bring in Murphy and move him to end, move him next to Kerrigan, etc.