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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
As for Gesicki - I don't see it being worth the marginal cost.
Would he be better than Gray/Fortson? Sure. Probably. $8 million better? Nah - don't see that. Gesicki is a bit limited in that he's fairly stiff. He's something of a seam runner and I don't know that this makes him an ideal fit as a TE2 because I don't see him as a guy like JJSS who sits in zones really.
He's like a more experienced Fortson in a lot of ways.
So I guess that's to say "Duncan, I do not like your plan..."
I'm not gonna wish an AIDS fire on you or anything because at least you didn't suggest moving Thuney and his T-Rex arms to LT or something. But I think you spent $20 million(ish) about as poorly as one could spend it this side of 8 games worth of Daniel Jones. It just seems like both cases spent a fair amount of cap but didn't get us much improvement at all.
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Gaines is based on a few things... one, he's a nose tackle WITH some pass rushing juice. I started from the idea of "Man, I want Da'Ron Payne" and started looking for options who can do that.
I think he's a better and more established player than Saunders, by a large degree. He's what you hoped Saunders could turn into (he flashed it but wasn't consistent at it and was not good against the run).
I may have overshot his worth, but I'm basing it on his Spotrac market value, too.
Re: Gesicki, I am not personally 100 percent sold on that plan or pounding the table for it. But I am trying to turn over some stones and find alternate routes if they don't spend for Smith-Schuster.
Parris Campbell is possibly a better fit/idea. He's really effective against zone but has some really nice speed/acceleration. Injuries are a concern for him, but he doesn't seem to have a nagging issue that you have to manage like Smith-Schuster does with his knee...