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(01-10-2023, 02:52 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Carter was the 95th pick in the draft and had not been playing DT exclusively when at Florida.
No one should expect a pick that late to be a good contributor as a rookie.
At least I don't.

We should be putting more pressure on the other guys who have been in the league longer than Carter:
Hill
Reader
Tupou
Sample
Tufele

Using Day 1 or Day 2 picks because draft picks don't pan out immediately is a way of expending valuable draft capital.
Let Carter have at least one more season of development before writing him off.
You can always supplement the IDL with a cheaper veteran as a stopgap.


Save the Day 1/2 draft pick for another position that has a key guy hitting FA in 2023 or 2024.

Heck, you could let Mixon go and use an early pick on RB then repurpose the $7.1 mill saved into signing some DL depth.
Samaje Perine was basically on the exact same YPC and YPR as Mixon this year.
He isn't quite as shifty or explosive as Mixon, but he has better size and can block.
He can be a stopgap with a young draft pick to make a RBBC.

Moving on from Mixon is the move. He’s not worth his contract, and the money should go to resigning defenders, extending Burrow, or shoring up WR/DT/secondary. Keep Perine, draft another RB, move on.