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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
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.
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Yeah, I kinda feel like you're overstating his ability, but reasonable minds and what not. More established than Saunders? Sure. Better? And by a large degree? Nah - I just haven't seen it. Pass rush juice? 16 total pressures in 458 pass rush snaps is...bad. It's awful. For context, Saunders had 15 total pressures in 248 pass rush snaps. It's not Nnadi bad, but it's not far removed.
He's a guy who's benefitted immensely by playing next to Donald and has still only been...fine. Granted, He'd play next to Jones here, but I think you can do far better there.
Spotrac has Dalvin Tomlinson at 3/$24 million - I'm taking Tomlinson over Gaines every time.
But FYI - Spotrac has Gaines market at $31 million over 4 not $41 million. I'd still prefer Tomlinson at his #. I think he's just a much better player than Gaines.