Wait a minute--let's get real. Darrell Taylor has real value. In 2022, he had 9.5 sacks, 8 TFLs and 13 QB hits. Last year, he wasn't as good, but he still had 5.5 sacks and 7 TFLs.
The knock on him has been his run defense. But everything I've seen this year seems to indicate that he's gotten a lot better. Among defensive linemen, he's third on the team in PFF run defense behind Derrick Hall and Byron Murphy. Maybe it's a better scheme or better coaching, but it's been better.
We're paying him $3.1 million, and you're not going to find a player who can get you 9.5 sacks for anything close to that price. He might not be an every down player, but he has real value to this team.
Our outside LBs are going to be Nwosu, Mafe, Hall and Taylor. I'd be very surprised if he's cut.