Good news. People are getting way down on Kwity, especially after Latu.

Kwity is good and Latu is only going to amplify him.

I for one am not down on Kwity.

Every team needs a DE that stays gap sound and sets the edge.

If it just means that we lose Tyquan Lewis next year. Then so be it.

He had 8.5 sacks last year without an alpha pass rusher drawing blocking away from him. He could become a double digit guy with Latu on the other side of him.

Exactly. It will help Latu having Buckner in the middle too. And 8.5 sacks is not chicken feed. This D-Line has 60 sack potential.

The run defense also dropped off when he missed time

Freeney and Mathis ???

Our D-Line is going to be fun to watch this season.

A sleep acquisition for the D-Line this year was the signing of Raekwon Davis at DT. He is the Grover Stewart backup that we have been needing for a while to keep him fresher down the stretch of games.

Even in our prime "base" D-Line of Latu, D-For, Stewart and Paye, an opposing O-Line can only double two of them in pass sets by keeping the back in or assigning a TE to help. One of: Latu, D-For or Paye will be singled almost every play and Stewart will be singled as well. I like those odds.

Depth of Ebukam, Lewis and Odeyingbo with Lewis and Odeyingbo being able to rush from the inside are some match-up nightmares waiting to happen.

If Latu happens....i.e. he is a T.J. Watt clone-ish.....this D-Line is going to make A LOT of plays this season.

There will be different combinations, too. Like imagine a 3rd-and-10 situation with a lineup of Ebukam>>>>Buckner>>Latu>>>Paye.

Glad we picked up Kwity's option. Not sure that he's earned an extension yet (at least a big one) but definitely agree he earned his 5th year option. Was surprised that Ballard waited as long as he did to pull the trigger on it. Seemed like he was waiting to see how the draft went.

Probably not. But those guys were a huge liability against the run unlike the current crew. Also in today’s game tackles are lighter and you’re starting to see a trend towards stronger DEs because a lot of tackles today struggle with strength rushes and Paye does a mean bull rush.