I suspect it is a trade up from Richardson, not a massive trade up.
We tend to do better with the 2nd tier FA guys. Lynch, Avril and Bennett were not heralded studs when they came over. They were guys that were somewhat overlooked on teams that were not doing as well as they could.
Not sure Suh fits that dynamic and it feels like he didn't have the impact I expected of him in Miami. But I honestly have not seen more than a few Miami games so maybe that is fixable. So maybe someone can enlighten me as to his ability right now?
It still feels like we are switching guys that we know for guys we don't and not getting a massive dollar saving in doing so. But at least they are doing something.
For what we do, I would still probably prefer a Bennett over Suh but a Suh over Ricardson if the #s are comparable in dollars is probably a decent risk.
I don't think Suh was so much a 'cancer' as a sometimes dirty player. Then again, playing the Rams a few times each year we probably owe them a little dirty play.