I'm changing my stripes. I have a new plan for the defensive line.

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by kccrow

Da'Ron Payne is going to get the franchise tag, there's no doubt about it. I'm not trading two 1sts for it.

You might be able to get Dre'Mont Jones, although he isn't quite the pocket crusher Payne is and then you have the issue of him actually functioning as a NT when they do run the ball because he's only 285 pounds. That said, it's a passing league, so take your lumps on the ground but I don't think you take your lumps to the point can be detrimental because teams won't stop running it down your throat.

Maybe you look very seriously at a guy like Gervon Dexter, who I think has the potential to develop into a guy, earlier than you normally would in the Draft. Or a Jaquelin Roy if he declares.

As for ends, I think speed is the key on the edge. Crush the inside with good DTs then eliminate rolling out with as much speed as you can get on the outside. It's why I'm a big fan of Felix Anudike-Uzomah and Will McDonald.

I think the Commanders ARE a team that makes sense as a trade partner. They have a lot of defensive line talent that are ripe for extensions and can't keep them all. They're all-in on Allen, it looks like they're all-in on Payne, and they have two DEs coming up for extensions now/next year, too.

I also look at that team, its head coach, and think it might be a team for which Orlando Brown Jr. makes sense at T.

Is there a path here that involves swapping Orlando Brown Jr. and some draft capital for whichever DL they are not committing to long term (Payne? Sweat?).