jblaze
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4yrs/32m/15.5 gteed, can void to 3yr/24. Pretty good deal for both sides. Upgrade of Allen over Peppers. Good for Allen, we just didn't have the cash to give him.
Now that the soap opera is over, I'm getting concerned about our pass rush. Pete said today that Avril will replace Clemons on the weak side and Bennett will play the strong side. Scruggs/McDaniel at the 5T. Mayowa is still a question mark with zero meaningful snaps.
Sounds like the rotational piece may go away a bit. Bennett only played 57% of snaps last year but I think that will have to increase substantially this year due to losing quality pass rushers.
I worry because it's our pass rush that put us over the top this past year. They were amazing in the SB and regularly put pressure on the QB and gave opportunities to our secondary to make plays as everything is closely intertwined.
At this point there's no one else out there of quality unless you consider Will Smith a possibility but he was hurt last year and is a big question mark. PC/JS love pass rushers in FA and now that we've struck out, I wonder how it's going to look next year. Might take a step back imo.
To be fair though, we got steals on Avril and Bennett last year due to the dry FA pass rusher market but this year it is not so. It would be hard to duplicate that so we had to expect some drop off. At least we signed Bennett or else it would be a complete mess.
Now that the soap opera is over, I'm getting concerned about our pass rush. Pete said today that Avril will replace Clemons on the weak side and Bennett will play the strong side. Scruggs/McDaniel at the 5T. Mayowa is still a question mark with zero meaningful snaps.
Sounds like the rotational piece may go away a bit. Bennett only played 57% of snaps last year but I think that will have to increase substantially this year due to losing quality pass rushers.
I worry because it's our pass rush that put us over the top this past year. They were amazing in the SB and regularly put pressure on the QB and gave opportunities to our secondary to make plays as everything is closely intertwined.
At this point there's no one else out there of quality unless you consider Will Smith a possibility but he was hurt last year and is a big question mark. PC/JS love pass rushers in FA and now that we've struck out, I wonder how it's going to look next year. Might take a step back imo.
To be fair though, we got steals on Avril and Bennett last year due to the dry FA pass rusher market but this year it is not so. It would be hard to duplicate that so we had to expect some drop off. At least we signed Bennett or else it would be a complete mess.