You've already stated you question Bradley's coverage skills while everything I've read and heard suggest his coverage skills are decent for a big LB. Woodley missed the Senior Bowl, but he was there for some practices, I thought he struggled working at his normal DE slot. Bradley was used at both SLB and WLB, he filled very quickly against the run and showed good awareness in the passing game. One made himself look good, the other appeared to struggle and left with an injury that held him out of the game.
Woodley (265 pounds) was invited to the Combine but did not run in Indy. He ran two 40s in 4.74 and 4.84 seconds and the short shuttle in 4.42. Claiming to have a tight hamstring, he skipped the three-cone drill. He also had a 38½-inch vertical jump, a 9-foot-9 broad jump and 29 bench presses.
Bradley
Pro-day: (6-3¾, 258) ran 4.76 and 4.75 in the 40.
Combine: (254) 4.72/40, 2.71/20, 1.56/10, 28/225, 35 1/2"v, 9'4"b, 4.17ss, 7.29 3-cone
Using the numbers above, Bradley consistently runs in the 4.7s, with longer arms he still gets within one rep at 225, his change of direction speed is better, he's not as explosive as Woodley.
The number one reason to prefer Bradley over Woodley, he's already playing LB, Woodley is a conversion project. Since both are getting private workouts from the Pats, I'm sure BB & Co. can assess their relative value and what they need to do for success in New England. For my assessment, one came back from season ending injury to lead his team in tackles and perform well in the Senior Bowl and at the combine. The other was credited with an disappointing senior season, disappointing Senior Bowl, did not run at the Combine, and pulled up lame at his Pro-day. There is madness to my method.
Now, why not compare Woods and Woodley? You are projecting Woodley as a LB in the Pats 3-4. Woods "is" a LB in the Pats 3-4. Woods ranked #4 in ST tackles with 11 in 8 games (compared to team leaders Izzo 14 in 16gp, and Andrews 15 in 15gp, not too shabby). Woods demonstrated enough skill at OLB to win a roster spot as a UDFA while the 6th round draft pick walked. Woodley is a wannabe who could be a LB in the NFL. Let's not LOL too loudly about the comparison just yet.