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Originally Posted by omahacolt
this dline is atrocious.
how the fuck do we sit on that much money and field this dline group
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I don’t know that I’d describe them as atrocious. Granted that they’d look a lot better with Trey Hendrickson, but he’s a cautionary tale about free agency. Chris Ballard slid all of his chips onto the table in pursuit of the Bengal, assuming that a rich contract and the prospect of reuniting with Lou Anarumo would be enough to make him a Colt. He was wrong, and he had to settle for Arden Key.
As far as the guys the have,
Key picked up 5 sacks, last year, despite playing for a dysfunctional Tennessee team, and missing 5 games. In a better situation in Indy, with a creative defensive mind on the sidelines and the benefit of playing in front of a gifted group of DB’s, his ceiling might be as high as 10 sacks.
DeForest Buckner is an elite Defensive Tackle.
Grover is, at least, a stalwart piece in the middle. While playing next to a healthy Buckner, they allowed little more than 3 yards per carry.
And, we tend to underestimate Latu. In 2025, only 10 DE’s amassed more sacks than him. Beyond that, his career seems to be trending upwards. He almost doubled his pressure rate in year 2, and his final stats skewed lower after Buckner was injured.
Depth pieces arre, if nothing else, intriguing.