Originally posted by NYniner85:
Originally posted by Waterbear:
This guy still is my #1 target in FA. Talk about making everyone around him better. This guy seriously is exactly what we will need with missing out on an elite player like Bosa. Having him in the lineup we could drastically improve our run defense and our pass rush from the interior. If Thomas is "great" inside what would people say if we signed this guy? Instantly the second best defender on our team and possibly the most important day one. Good kid too. Please Lynch make it happen.
I don't see why ATL lets him go? Also I can't see SF investing more stock into the interior. I agree he's good. don't see it happening though.
The Falcons have the 3rd least amount of cap space and only 400,000 more than the Rams with the least. I think the fact that Jarrett plays NT in base not 3tech could make it a real possibility.
I just don't see the downside. IMO Jarrett is the best 4-3 NT in the game right now. Many people on here hated the Kyle Juszczyk signing yet he has become easily the best FA signing we have had so far. People cited that fullback isn't an important position just like NT but yet he's been undoubtedly one of our most consistent and important players on the team. That is what we have here in Grady Jarrett.
The only real investment inside is Thomas and he was drafted to play both outside and inside. I just don't see why we should put all our eggs into the Thomas basket, as the other interior rusher when given chances inside he hasn't shown one-tenth of the ability of Jarrett to rush the passer or stop the run. I like Jones and I think he can be a solid player but we need more production in our front 4. If the best outside rusher available is off the table (Bosa) we should make this defensive line solid throughout and actually have a team rush instead of one or two players getting most of the sacks. I just think a defense with this kid (plus a first-round edge rusher) could be enough to get us over the hump. I'm tired of having second or third rate players and thinking that is enough because it clearly isn't working.
He ain't Aaron Donald.
