Bullshit. There are 34 DEs that sack the QB

Matt Miller is having a bad week.

Jesus, what a breath of fresh air John Dorsey has been.

I have ZERO problem in saying that if Pioli were still here, the following would have/will have transpired....

- Bowe would have been let go to free agency
- Albert would have been let go to free agency
- Colquitt would have been franchised
- Cassel would have been the starter again next season
- Tyson Jackson would have played out his contract
- Luke Joeckel would have been the top pick
- Dorsey would have been resigned for big money

You really don't have to look closely to see that those moves are just totally contrarian to everything Dorsey has done thus far (minus the Joeckel part, but I feel confident thinking he's not drafting him at this point).

It is so nice to see such common sense coming from the GM of this team. It's been a long, long time since we've been able to say that.

In a 1 gap yes. Tyson been playing in a 2 gap.

Different scheme

Anything more than a few mil and he's still overpaid. Then again, it's not easy to find two ends for the scheme, and they don't come cheap, so he has that in leverage. He's your LDE so it still leaves the door open for Floyd at #1 overall to play the attacking 5TRDE. Nickel rush defense with Hali-Poe-Floyd-Houston has some potential.

Jackson has always been a run stopper. That goes back to his LSU days.

That's true in Romeo's pussified version of the 3-4. That won't be the case IF Sutton installs a 1-gap system.

I'd say it's good if it's 5 million or less. If it's anything more than it probably wasn't worth it.

While I agree with most of this, I still think Polio would've traded for Alex Smith. After the banners and the boo's, there is no way Cassel was the starting QB for this team next season.... even if he did have his dick in Polios ass.

I agree, but they are really ****ing hard to find. There aren't many 3-4 DE's in the league who are getting tons of sacks like JJ Watt.

that raises a good question about Sutton's 3/4... and its differences with Romeos. Is there one?

Lets just see how he does in a 1 gap scheme. Not expecting anything but maybe he will be a surprise

I called him on his shit and now hes all whiny

But we'd finally have Pioli's Welker....the ACTUAL Welker!!

And no, Jackson wouldn't have played out his deal even under Pioli, nor do I think Dorsey would've been re-signed (he's not a Pioli pick). Cassel would've been on the roster with 'competition' in the form of Glennon or Nassib in the 2nd round after the surefire Joeckel pick.

So very glad he's gone.