AG, are you forgetting Ed "Too Tall" Jones? He was 6' 9"

Doug Atkins was 6' 8"

Jason Taylor was 6' 7"

Bubba Smith was also 6' 7"

Callais Campbell is 6' 8"

Ben Davidson was 6' 8"

and Marcus Davenport is 6' 7" (and may still grow as he's only 22yo)...

I get Kirwin's thought, it reminds me of Pittsburgh drafting guards that were no more than 6' 3" that way they could get under defensive linemen and run the ball better...

It really depends on the player, their ability to adjust.

One thing I love about tall DEs is that if they're disciplined and maintain their edge, QBs have to lob the ball to RBs with a higher arc over 'em, giving LBers more reaction time...

And tall DE's can bat down a lot of short passes, taking away that part of the West Coast Offense...