Winovich is doing exactly what I'd expect him to do against second string competition. He's extremely cerebral and explosive. The only question in my mind is how he handles the extra meat and strength of first string OL.
Considering his whole thing is about deflection and using the weight of his opponent against them, it would take a pretty elite tackle or guard to keep him quiet. If they wall up he will explode around them, if they try to bull rush him he'll lock them up and pull them forward out of his way. He's like a determined little rat, he will find a way to get over, under, around or through whatever you try to put in his way. Put him next to a guy the offense wants to double up against and he's gonna find a way through. If a guard has to divide his attention between Winovich and bennett or Hightower, that guard is gonna have a bad day.
I also think Winovich is going to find himself in the ILB rotation at times, to exploit mismatches and prevent double teams. He's got the talent to drop back in coverage, both the speed and explosiveness, and he takes really good routes, it'd be a shame to waste it on a pure edge rusher/one trick pony. He's not built like a pure DE, and his physical talent is too obvious as a possible all weather LB to limit him to the DE role.
I don't really doubt his ability to adjust to different formations and he'll be most disruptive when the opponent doesn't know where he's gonna line up. Betting that BB sees all this clearly. This kid is going to wind up as a huge glue guy for the next-generation defense.
BTW I know people are hanging Clay Matthews on the guy because of physical appearance but the guy he reminds me most of right now, when you look more than skin deep, is Teddy Bruschi. Which has a lot to do with why so many of us are falling in love with him already.
