I circulated an off-season survey on Dockerland a few years back, and something like 60% of people would have taken English in his draft.
I think he's a really interesting player, but I think you'd need to pair him with a big goomba to take the bulk of the ruckwork, and use English around the ground a bit more. At that point you would have to ask what position he plays, and if he's just milling about the place could you use a better player in that milling about the place role.
I think a good coach figures out a way to get the best out of him, but I'm still not 100% sure what that would be.