06-20-2016, 01:08 AM
(06-16-2016, 01:23 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: the same token you say give up on hunt/ clark for a 1 year rental... then hunt/clark are gone and so is the one year rental next year. there is a risk there and is something that should be considered... We know hunt was a project going in and he keeps getting praise every year but also has been hurt most of it. Clark I think has been more buried than anything but I don't get to see practices.
There is pros and cons to both sides. Every year its a gamble that a guy like freeney can still compete at that level the he did the last year.
Is the opportunity cost of cutting one of them really that high? Say they decide to cut whoever looked the worst out of Hunt/Clarke - would that guy go on to sign a multi-year deal with another team or would they be back on the market in one year's time? Would they even be able to beat out the rookie/FA crop the year after?
As far as Freeney himself goes, he seems like too perfect of a fit to pass up. This is a nasty D. This is a deep D. This D however may have an achilles heel: they don't appear to have a lot of guys who can put heat on the QB in a hurry. Atkins and Dunlap are elite, MJ is good, Peko is mostly a run stuffer, and the other guys are either question marks or fit under the category of "solid rotational guy at best". Signing Freeney would cover for injury(2013 flashbacks of four guys unable to generate any pressure
), allow for more plays where only 4 dudes rush, and would allow for a rotation where you don't have to rely on a bunch of DTs and 3-techniques to put heat on a qb. Without adding another true DE who can bend they're going to have to either blitz more often or cover for a longer period, especially if Dunlap or Atkins have to miss any time. I'd roll the dice on Freeney all day long. On top of how our D depth looks, he has that, "Swing hard in case you hit" factor going for him.
