I think its officially time we declare Ossai a bust.

[*ochocincos*]

(10-03-2024, 10:48 AM)Synric Wrote: There are alot of questions that need to be answered about the Defensive Line by the end of the year. BJ Hill, Cam Sample, Joseph Ossai, Jay Tufele are all free agents. Zach Carter and Sheldon Rankins are easy cuts money wise. The starting DEs are both aging and still need to see snaps from Murphy, Jackson, and yes even Jenkins.

Defensive Line rebuild coming soon.

May also have to evaluate if Marion Hobby is the guy to coach up DL.
He's only seemed to have been able to get something out of dudes either already proven (Hendrickson, Reader, Ogunjobi) or guys who were already here before he came in (Hubbard). Hill showed quality play as a rotational guy in 2021 but he's not taken that next leap after becoming the starter.

He's been the DL coach since 2021, so he's been somewhat involved and responsible for the selection and (lack of) development of:
Ossai
Shelvin
Hubert
Sample
Carter
Murphy
Jenkins
Jackson
Johnson

That's quite a lot invested in 4 drafts at one area, especially with very little to show for it through 4 games into 2024.
Only Murphy and Jenkins have shown sparks, Sample is just ok, and the rest are bad or unknown.