Lets talk Paul Whitmill for a second. Let us not forget this guy out of high school was the 37th ranked LB in the country according to 247, number 5 in Texas. He was listed at 6-1, 230 lbs, although there is a discrepancy from 247 to Rivals to TCU roster. My curiosity is about the move to LB it has to be a height issue, I do not have his stats (40yd, bench, shuttle) but my thought is that plenty he must have plenty of speed and strength if he was moved to LB. Also I don't think Patterson would recruit anyone without speed.
I believe that Whitmill can play LB and will do it well, I went back and watched some of his HS clips and he seems to have a good nose for the ball, which tells me he has instincts. To me his size and weight remind me of Mallet but lets hope he has a bit more speed. I don't think its time to mail it in at LB just yet.
Look I know we are all worried about DT with Pierson out, I think we have a strong committee of guys to fill and plug holes up the middle. I think Lawson (6-4, 280) and Curry (6-2, 280) will be just fine, maybe not great and are not a proven commodity but consider me in the "wait and see" mode