02-26-2024, 03:40 PM
(02-26-2024, 02:44 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Just wanted to say great thread Ike and appreciate all the hard work. Sucks with the salary cap going up DT's like CJ, Madubuike
and Wilkins most likely won't be available to pick from in FA. I guess we might have to settle for a Sheldon Rankins type now.
I think we need to distinguish a bit on DTs. The guys you mention are all pass rushing DTs who typically play next to a heavier/run stopper guy who plays more like a NT.
I know others may differ, but for me, the guys above (Jones, Madubuike, Wilkins) are all BJ Hill upgrades. Hill would then be cut to save $$$, or move down a peg into Carter's spot, and Carter wouldclikely take Tufele's, who would then be cut or moved to the PS.
Guys like Rankins, for me, are a more natural DJ Reader replacement/Tupou upgrade.
For me, I'd try to land 2 NT types and 1 DT pass rusher type. I would bring Reader back, pursue an elite DT FA, and try to land a stopgap NT type. If I whiff, then I likely use a Day 2 pick on one and spend my FA $$ elsewhere (RT, TE, CB, S, IOL).
Rankins is the best Reader approximation in FA. Sweat, McKinley Jackson seem the likely Day 2 NT types. Jefferson on Day 3.
At DT, I think L. Williams is the next best after the 3 listed. He is almost 30 and not as dynamic a pass rusher. I like Newton & Murphy a ton, but we will likely need #18 to land either. Some decent prospects Rd2-4, but I think you are probably talking depth piece initially.
