04-18-2025, 12:26 AM
(04-17-2025, 09:45 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: I would differ on Tier 1, we just drafted to DT last year and then signed a FA DT an resigned Hill, what DE did we draft last year and what DE did we pick up as FA plus with Trey issue, that is a major problem, i dont see how you rate DT , I don;t see PK as Tier 2, i see it as Tier 5
At DT, we only have 4 signed guys out of 73. We carry 5. We have to sign another guy. And of the 4, 2 are NT types with very limited pash rush sills and Jenkins' strength is run D. Hill is out beat DT pass rusher, and he's barely above average. We desperately need interior pass rush and none of those guys provide it. And even after adding 1 guy for the 53, we absolutely need another 1-2 for the PS. Another 3T and another NT. Late picks or DSFA or FA.
Meanwhile, at DE we have Trey. Ossai had 5 sacks the last 6 games (I think) and we just paid him $6-7 mil to come back. That isn't backup money. We picked Murphy 2 years ago, and he did not get a sack, but graded out OK-ish, though well below expectations. Sample was a perfectly fine rotational piece pre injury. Cedric Johnson looked fine last year in very limited snaps. And RJIII is back on a PS deal. And we have Thomas signed.
That is 7 guys. Including an all pro and 3 rotational level guys. That is way better than what we have at DT. More talent and more depth. And while I do not view PFF as gospel, and tend to think ESPN is closer to the truth on Slaton than PFF, checknout the numbers at DE vs DT.
DE: 88.1, 58.3, 56.5, 61.6 (2023), 70.7; 62.4, RJIII no snaps
DT: 70.2, 45.3; 45.4, 53.0
Where would you be more concerned?
Plus, to my mind, there is not a true DE I'd take at #17 (hard no on Stewart). That leaves the OLB types who don't really fit our system, and who will struggle vs the run. Green is the best. I am a hard no in Williams and Pearce at #17. And once you get to Rd2, I don't see that much difference between Rd/Rd3 and even some Rd4 guys.
Whereas at DT, the draft is thinner (same thing at G and S). Especially for pass rusher/disruptor types. Nolen & Harmon are both worthy Rd1 picks. Alexander in Rd2. After that? Slim pickins. Farmer? Ty Robinson? So I have more urgency at DT, on a number of levels: less bodies, less talent, less depth in draft. And less FA options. Za'Darius Smith is still out there. If I whiff at the draft,,I can make a run at him. At DT, the FA ship has sailed.
I don't disagree that we could use another pass rushing DE. But I think the situation at DT is more urgent. Feel free to disagree, of course. But that is my thinking. We have 5-6 playable guys in the building at DE. We have 2 at DT. And hoping 2 more level up.
At G & S, I need a starter level guy. If I wait past Rd2, that is likely gone. Maybe Rd3. Whereas at both DT and DE,,I am looking for pass rush/situational help and have 2 playable starter level guys in hand. But more depth and talent at DE.
Rd1:
G: Zabel, Jackson
S: Emmanwori/Starks
DT: Harmon, Nolen
OLB: Green
DE: None
Rd2:
G: Savaiinaea, Ratledge
S: Watts
DT: Alexander
DE: Scourton, Jackson, JTT, Burch
OLB: None
Rd3:
G: None
S: Winston
DT: Farmer, Robinson
DE: Sawyer
OLB: None
Off the top of my head.
