Tom Sykes
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Current state: I suppose Tomlinson counts as a loss by not being resigned although Davenport may or may not fill some of that gap; Kendricks will be replaced by speedier younger but hasnt proven anything as a starter Asamoah; Thielen will be replaced by younger springier Osborn; Peterson will be replaced by less durable but better Murphy; all TEs not named Hock will be upgraded by Oliver.
It looks like Cook may be replaced by Mattison/Chandler; Harry may be replaced by hasnt proven a dam thing except he has nowhere else to go or hang out other than the practice facility Cine; Zad may be replaced by ??? (if Davenport then reopen the Tomlinson hole) …
At a bare minimum, we still need Shelley or one durable veteran cb to offset our walking wounded. And a third wr. (I have no idea how the defense will be configured, who of the young DL and LBs we actually value so I’ll leave that alone for now).
Yeah I still see CB as the biggest need, especially with needing three CBs. Murphy has one spot, but right now it appears Evans and Booth have the other two. CB sounds like the pick at 23, merging need with a premium position.
Hunter, Za, and Hicks will be gone next year, if not sooner. Fine with signing an under the radar type and using the 3rd rounder on LB. Or a 3-4 DE.
Would Tonga replace Tomlinson in your old-new player comparo above?
3WR seems a bridge too far, although there are always mid-to-low tier FAs we can pencil in to make it look good on paper. Maybe Nailor makes a leap.
Yes, I agree that on paper Tonga will replace Tomlinson but only on the inside / in run situations. Tonga played a lot less overall (276 snaps to DT's 551) and I believe Dalvin moved around the line more because he's supposed to have more pass rushing oomph ... I guess it depends on if they view Tonga as rotational or ready for a 'full load' (Tomlinson only played 47.46% / Tonga 23.77% of all defensive snaps so when I say full load I only mean 'the starter in certain situations'). I'll be shocked if we don't sign another 3-technique at some point.
Cleveland gave Tomlinson a 4YR 57M 27.5M Guaranteed contract compared to Phillips getting a 3YR 19.5M 12.9M Guaranteed contract from us the year before ... Phillips played more snaps and had more tackles (45 solo / 31 Ast / 3 TFL / 1.5 S / 5 QB hits) to Tomlinson's 20 Solo / 22 Ast / 3 TFL / 2.5 sacks / 10 QB hits. So essentially Cleveland gave 'versatile' Tomlinson 14.5M more than run specialist Phillips for 1 extra sack and 5 more QB hits. So long Dalvin!
Good stuff. Just want to point out Tonga was an in-season acquisition and suited up for 11 games. He played 36% of the available snaps. Overall I think we have the same questions about him playing a lot more. And he is less versatile.
True although I think Tomlinson missed time / only played in 13 games ... which skews comparison for Phillips as well since he played in all 17 games ... so production by snap count gets bumped up for Tomlinson and Tonga, reduced for Phillips.
EDIT: Oh and by the way ... Tonga's 36% snap count is for both def / ST snaps. Def snap % remains at 23.77. BOOM! that draws us even after your Osborn / Osborne reprimand from a few days ago.
276 D snaps (36%), 58 ST snaps (17%)... HA!
You must be using 'Norton Flimsy's Totally Legit Pro Football Stat Emporium' as a reference.
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