saroos":1vt15uzo said:
I wonder if this is a Jordan Hill replacement more then anything
It's a 1T issue. Reed is our 1T. We don't have anyone behind him at all.
Siliga was supposed to be able to provide that.
Hill is a different kind of player. Can play 1T in a pass rush kind of way. Not suited to play in base. McDaniel is able to handle both better. Not ideal. But better.
It could still result in being a McDaniel for Hill replacement. By way of keeping Jefferson instead of Hill.
Right now though, it's about run defense. It's first on our list of things DTs have to be responsible for. And we weren't 2 deep in the group.
danp1990":1vt15uzo said:
As to why we kept McDaniels instead of a way better 3 tech in McDonald will always be a mystery to me! :/ . It wasn't even a money thing because we gave McDaniels the same amount McDonald got from Tampa. MISS MCDONALD!
Couple issues. McDonald got considerably more (including far more guarantees). He also got a 4 year deal (versus a 1 year for McDaniel). He also got a starting gig to go with it.
McDaniel actually was a replacement for Alan Branch who we lost in UFA that year. McDonald didn't factor in that. Oddly, we're adding McDaniel yet again for almost the exact same reason we did in 2013 (base run defense depth).
Overall, not a bad hedge at this stage of the game. Guessing if he doesn't impress though, we end up picking up a guy on cutdown day.