Saints Re-Sign CB PJ Williams

saintsfan1976 · 04-03-2019, 04:54 AM

Still need another DE who can rotate in and effectively pressure the passer. I'm hoping Ansah comes to Nola after the draft.

K Major · 04-03-2019, 07:09 AM

Originally Posted by saintsfan1976

Still need another DE who can rotate in and effectively pressure the passer. I'm hoping Ansah comes to Nola after the draft.

I hope so too. If the medical check comes back ok, I think he gets signed.

jeanpierre · 04-03-2019, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by saintsfan1976

Still need another DE who can rotate in and effectively pressure the passer. I'm hoping Ansah comes to Nola after the draft.

Actually, Edwards was the starting DE in OAK across from Khalil Mack just a couple of years ago; he wasn't a great edge rusher, but was good for 4~6 sacks and decent pressure...

Edwards was signed before other edge rushers because of his versatility he brings as both a DT3 and SDE. In the depth chart excerpt I have here, you can kinda see where we are and illustrates my point...

DEFENSE

RDE (2) 92 - Marcus Davenport, 99 - Mario Edwards, Jr. (FA 2019)

NT (2) 90 - Malcolm Brown (FA 2019), 76 - Taylor Stallworth

DT3 (2) 98 - Sheldon Rankins (IR), 93 - David Onyemata, 99 - Tomasi Laulile (RFC 2019)

LDE (2) 94 - Cameron Jordan, 91 - Trey Hendrickson

Now, the injury to Rankins and possible looming discipline for Onyemata jumps out immediately and is why Edwards was signed as he can play at that DT3 spot...

As things are, we have a three-man rotation at DE (Jordan, Davenport, Hendrickson) and a three-man rotation at DT/NT (Brown, Stallworth, Edwards) to start the season...

Anything Laulile, formerly a DE, can offer is lagñiappe in addition to the 3-man rotation among the DTs, but he's likely a camp body, practice squad development project...

Point I'd make is there's no guarantee Rankins makes it back for this season; and, Big O likely misses four (4) games; so we have need for a true pass rushing DT3 to reduce wear, tear...

While Edwards can rotate as a DT3, you still need a big DE end that can set that edge; my criticism of record of the Davenport trade set aside, Davenport has yet to play a full season as the starting DE...

For my money, I'd leave Edwards right where he is, taking pressure off of Davenport and making the DE position one of strength, elite depth as it was last season...

Let's focus on getting a DT3 who can come in with Big "O" and offer some pop now, rotate with Edwards the first four games (hopefully) and give us options downstream...

And if Rankins, who's been on IR/PUP every season of his career, doesn't fully recover, the team having a young DT3 has options with impending contract extensions on the horizon...

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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,799 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints Re-Sign CB PJ Williams Originally Posted by saintsfan1976 Still need another DE who can rotate in and effectively pressure the passer. I'm hoping Ansah comes to Nola after the draft. I hope so too. If the medical check comes back ok, I think he gets signed.

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jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Saints Re-Sign CB PJ Williams Originally Posted by saintsfan1976 Still need another DE who can rotate in and effectively pressure the passer. I'm hoping Ansah comes to Nola after the draft. Actually, Edwards was the starting DE in OAK across from Khalil Mack just a couple of years ago; he wasn't a great edge rusher, but was good for 4~6 sacks and decent pressure... Edwards was signed before other edge rushers because of his versatility he brings as both a DT3 and SDE. In the depth chart excerpt I have here, you can kinda see where we are and illustrates my point... DEFENSE RDE (2) 92 - Marcus Davenport, 99 - Mario Edwards, Jr. (FA 2019) NT (2) 90 - Malcolm Brown (FA 2019), 76 - Taylor Stallworth DT3 (2) 98 - Sheldon Rankins (IR), 93 - David Onyemata, 99 - Tomasi Laulile (RFC 2019) LDE (2) 94 - Cameron Jordan, 91 - Trey Hendrickson Now, the injury to Rankins and possible looming discipline for Onyemata jumps out immediately and is why Edwards was signed as he can play at that DT3 spot... As things are, we have a three-man rotation at DE (Jordan, Davenport, Hendrickson) and a three-man rotation at DT/NT (Brown, Stallworth, Edwards) to start the season... Anything Laulile, formerly a DE, can offer is lagñiappe in addition to the 3-man rotation among the DTs, but he's likely a camp body, practice squad development project... Point I'd make is there's no guarantee Rankins makes it back for this season; and, Big O likely misses four (4) games; so we have need for a true pass rushing DT3 to reduce wear, tear... While Edwards can rotate as a DT3, you still need a big DE end that can set that edge; my criticism of record of the Davenport trade set aside, Davenport has yet to play a full season as the starting DE... For my money, I'd leave Edwards right where he is, taking pressure off of Davenport and making the DE position one of strength, elite depth as it was last season... Let's focus on getting a DT3 who can come in with Big "O" and offer some pop now, rotate with Edwards the first four games (hopefully) and give us options downstream... And if Rankins, who's been on IR/PUP every season of his career, doesn't fully recover, the team having a young DT3 has options with impending contract extensions on the horizon... foreverfan likes this.
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