Peko signs with Broncos

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(03-11-2017, 07:33 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote:
Not trying to pick a fight or anything, but why not? Peko was a fine run plugging DT for many years that occasionally helped collapse the pocket.

Sure, his play is slipping with age, but he was one of the better DT's in Bengals history over the course of his career, IMO.

On top of that, he was an iron man, playing all 16 games in 10 of his 11 seasons.

When only the front four are expected to generate a pass rush, you need all four to be able to rush. And when the sacks overall are down, every DL member is criticized. Peko was on the low end of the sack production spectrum. While it's respectable to have a run-plugging DT in a backup role, this DL needs a well-rounded DT from the NT position that both stuffs the run and gets pressure on the QB.

I believe Billings can be that guy the Bengals need. Just in case he's not, the Bengals also need a good nickel DT. They didn't have a good nickel DT last year, and it showed too.