DT Danny Shelton visited

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(03-15-2019, 07:00 PM)pally Wrote:

Source: the Bengals hosted former Patriots DT Danny Shelton on a free agent visit. Powerful, big body with run stuffing acumen.

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 15, 2019

Shelton, 25, is a former 2015 1st round pick of the Browns. He was traded to the Patriots last year where he played a limited role. We are one of 2 teams he is visiting.

He is exactly what we need. He will keep the MLB clean and be a perfect compliment to Atkins.

He has been the only FA, non LB defender that I feel fits the Team.

Would be an interior line solidifying addition.

You can run 4-3 with a NT. You don’t have to flank him with two and back up with 4 LBs.

Also, as with Peko, he will take some double teams and free up Geno.

His job will be to control the C and two gaps on runs. On pass, he will be asked to push the pocket and not allow for the QB to step up. That helps the DEs and Geno.

Stats don’t reflect a NTs value appropriately.