2025 Free Agency - Who do you want, how much would you spend?

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(01-04-2025, 02:40 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: On BJ, and why I kind of like him at a moderate price.

1) We know what we are getting. PFF grades him out as the 31st rated DT out of 218 at 69.0. 24/218 vs the run at 67.7. 64.0 vs the pass, 70/218.

Slightly above average in pass rush, significantly so vs the run.

2) He is well above median vs the pass and top 20% vs the run. That is a good player, if not a great one.

Many of the other top guys on that list are better in one area (pass rush, usually) but porous versus the run.

3) I don't like paying big money for a guy who is only good in one phase.

Milton Williams: 69.7 overall, 90.6 pass rush (2nd), but 41.9 vs the run (175th). Now, I love that pash rush grade, but he seems like more of a rotational pass rush specialist. If I has a STUD run defender to pair him with? Say, DJ Reader? Maybe I pay him. But $15 mil is too rich for a guy who is horrendous in the run game.

Maybe if we had more money to burn. I know we need interior pass rush, especially on 3rd down.

There is a reason Williams has taken only 485 snaps, to Hill's 657.

4) BJ can pair effectively with a pass rush first guy or a run defense 1st guy.
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Don't get me wrong, Williams would be a huge get. But he is kind of like OBJ/Karras. Really good pass grade & very poor in the run game.

If I am gonna pay an Eagle $17 mil, I'd rather it be Sweat at DE (75.7 overall, 71.5 pass, 69.3 run). and we just draft Grant/Nolen/Harmon.

It is a close call between guys who are excelllent is one aspect and poor in another vs guys who are above average in both.

I like Hilton a lot. Like Williams he is awesome in one aspect (run D) and less awesome in another. But Hilton is still average+ in coverage. And I certainly don't want to pay him $15 million.

Then again, wouldn't pay BJ $15 mil either.

Calais Campbell makes $2 mil. That's a call I'd make. Even if it is only for a year. 

The reason why Williams p!ays less than BJ Hill is because Jalen Carter is a near elite 3T while BJ has no one else on the roster near his current level. Milton would be getting more snaps than BJ if he was here.