I am not a big fan of this move, at least nothing to get very excited about. Godchaux will be 31 years old this year and had a mediocre 51.6 grade from PFF (consistent with his last few years of play). He has a $4 million guaranteed salary plus another million in bonuses. By comparison other DI PFFs: Saunders 54.7, Boyd 51.9, Ridgeway 48.4, Shepherd 43.4, Bresee 36.5. It seems like we just added more mediocrity in an older form. Its good that he has been healthier than some of the others but he is also more costly. Lets face it, the Patriots have been one of the worst teams in the league the past few years, and we are penciling in their mediocre players as starters now.

This could have made more sense if he was coming into camp to compete for a roster spot, but his $4mil salary is guaranteed, so this was the patriots unloading a mediocre older player to save their salary cap and us buying high. Also, I see no reason we had to make this move before the draft. What if a great DT falls to us, and now we have basically committed $5 million to a mediocre veteran.

Overall, if Godchaux fill a specific role for a NT we need in Staley's defense, I guess he is a relatively cheap option. Still, its money down the tubes in what should be a rebuilding year on what will never be a great team in 2025. I hope this is the most expensive addition of our offseason, excluding our 1st round pick.