Should Wilkins be #1 FA target if not tagged?

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(01-18-2024, 02:50 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Wilkins is 6'4", 310 lbs. That is small for a nose or run stopping DT. He plays the run well but isn't an anchor..In a 5 man front, he is never the nose. 

Reader is 6'3', 335. Much bigger dude. 

Cannot afford to be undersized at NT/DT in our division. 

Hill is 6'3"", 311. He is a combo guy. 
Tupou is 6'3", 340. He is Reader's backup. 
Carter is 6'4", 295. Hill's backup. 
Tufele is 6'3", 295. Usually inactive. 

Wilkins is a replacement/upgrade for Hill/Carter/Tufele. He is too small to play the Reader/Tupou role. 

In a five man front, he and Hill would work well flanking the NT. But we will struggle mightily if either IS the nose.

And again, $10 mil for your backup DT is awful steep. It COULD be done. But other than 3rd down passing D, Hill & Wilkins would not play much together as the lone DTs/NTs.

Shade Nose Tackle is also called a 1tech its a penetrating A gap defender its less about size. Wilkins can play 1t to 5t giving him incredible range as an IDL. A big body for the 0t is easier to find than someone with Wilkins range and high level play. Reader shows range playing 0 to 4i which is what really makes him special (he plays 0t rarely that's more Tupous job).