Summers is a starter for the Bills...just saying
Summers is a starter for the Bills...just saying
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1. C.J. Mosley LB Alabama
2. Jordan Matthews WR Vanderbilt
3. (comp) Philip Gaines CB Rice
4. Arthur Lynch TE Georgia
5. Ross Cockrell CB Duke
5. (comp) Derrick Hopkins DT Virginia Tech
6. Josh Mauro DE Stanford
6. (comp) Shaquil Barrett OLB Colorado State
7. Quincy Enunwa WR Nebraska
Heyward is athletic. Keisel is still athletic and knows his way around this defense. Hood is not athletic. I'd keep Keisel around another year for a reasonable price, draft an athletic replacement for Keisel to share the spot and learn to defense. Hood can go and play elsewhere, maybe find another defense that suits his strengths. 3-4 does not fit for him.
agreed... and to add to this....even if they do not draft DE, keeping Keisel around another year would allow one of the guys on the roster a chance to rise to the top (ie Arnfelt, Woods, McClendon, etc) as his eventual replacement...without actually throwing them into the fire this year.
Keisel is still a solid player, and rotating those guys in will allow them to develop..while keeping Keisel fresh by limiting his reps. Theres also a ton of value in keeping Keisel around as a mentor to the younger guys.
I keep hearing the idea of keeping these old vets around as mentors and guess what happens? 2 or 3 games in thats all they are because they are old and injured.
I would prefer he coached instead of using the mentor angle.. that way we can have 2 youngsters at DE learning from Keisel.
In Keisel's case...the dude is still a baller...and I'd be willing to bet we'd get more than 2 or 3 games of production out of him next year...especially if he sees reduced reps. It all depends on what he is willing to sign for.
I think you keep Keisel around as long as he is the best you have...and until someone beats him out.
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