Originally Posted by dlphg9:
****in hell. I'd rather have given Willie Gay as his contract was only $3 mil guaranteed. Wharton got $2.75 mil guaranteed.
Gay did not have a good year and hasn't looked good since the 22 injury. They also don't play the same position, so it doesn't work like that. [Reply]
He's definitely having somewhat of a breakout season. Always been a good player, but noticeable dropoff last year recovering from the ACL. Well on his way to his best season yet though. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
He's definitely having somewhat of a breakout season. Always been a good player, but noticeable dropoff last year recovering from the ACL. Well on his way to a career year though.
Somewhere else on this board, I posted that he looks like the best interior DL we’ve had next to Jones.
Obviously, small sample size. Pennel and Saunders had their moments throughout the years, but I think it’s this version of Wharton. [Reply]
Wharton's a pretty good pass rusher. He's not a space eating run stuffer like Pennel. He's just not that kind of body. He's a 3-tech. A Jones understudy. Not a Pennel replacement unless it's like 3rd and long.
I know a lot of us understand the difference between the skillsets, but I also notice that a lot of people think of DT's as being interchangeable, and they're definitely not. [Reply]