The Texans made a couple nice little moves with the Green and Addison signings.

So yeah, I would think you turn your attention to Hughes and Hicks. Both of those guys in rotational roles can be awfully productive, IMO.
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DE: 5

Karlaftis, Clark, Danna, Ingram, Hughes; Kaindoh competes w/ Danna for the last spot

DT: 5

Jones, Nnadi, Hicks, Stallworth, Wharton; Saunders is the last man out

They could only carry 9 but if you're able to add Hicks and Hughes, I think you can justify carrying 10. Would probably put you at 9 DBs though (I think that's fine).
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That's pretty nice although I doubt they do Hughes AND Ingram right?
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Yeah, I would assume that they’re going to go with one vet…and keep both Danna and Kaindoh.
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I think that’s correct but I think it’s the wrong approach.
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I figure they'll both end up making 4.5ish mil for a one year deal. I dunno if 9 mil there is well spent?
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Well the cap space required for the rookies is around $5.5 million. They currently have $18 million in cap space. That gives us $12.5 million in leftover cap space to work with.

Veach said the next priority is Orlando Brown Jr's new contract. It will be interesting to see if they keep his cap hit roughly the same as the franchise tag this year or if they lower it to try and bring in a couple more veterans.
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I hope they do bring in a few more value vets on the DL.

Let's finish off the draft with a defense that can be top ten. All that is missing right now is a little bit more pass-rush rotation unless you actually trust Frank Clark.
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I would bring in Ingram and Hicks.

DE: Karlaftis, Clark, Ingram, Danna, Kaindoh
DT: Jones, Hicks, Nnadi, Wharton, Saunders/Stallworth
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Veachs last interview was amazing.

He says right now, they can make a small move… but once they get the deal done with OBJ it will open up space to do a big move if something makes sense.

So, stay tuned.

Maybe trying to make a move for Allen from Jacksonville for a pick or something similar to that could happen before the season opens. It sure seems odd that Veach said he was going to be aggressive with the DL and then kinda ignored tge position after Karlaftis. Something big is gonna still happen.
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Why would they trade Allen? If they had drafted Hendrickson then I could see it but Walker isn’t the same as Allen. They’ll compliment each other.
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Im not sure who it’s going to be, but going off Veaches comments it may be someone of that caliber.

It all depends on if OBJ hires an agent and gets a deal struck with time for Veach to try to work some magic.
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Yeah, I've had $12-14 million as my 'working' number since our last round of signings and I definitely think we can fit a couple of tier 2 veterans in that figure.

I also think we're now close enough to being able to field an NFL roster that perhaps spit-balling the position is less wise than simply finding a couple of veterans and getting those spots locked in.

Both guys bring different skills to the table but do so in a way that nets the same kind of productivity - namely a pass rush. One from the inside and through technique and strength, the other from the outside through burst.

I think trying to pick one or the other is to leave the position a little undercooked. Even if you bring Ingram back, you still haven't added the speed you ideally have somewhere on the roster.

I think you want to bring all 3 of those guys in if possible and I think the cap space exists to make it work.
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Spags telling George he was his number one guy 'by far' absolutely blew my mind. 'we were targeting you the whole time...' that's so wild. I actually share a similar sentiment.

My buddies at work asked me who our best pick was, you guessed it. Without hesitation George's name rolled off my tongue. This is a day 1 starter. His impact on our defense cannot be understated. George is the kind of guy that flat out wrecks game plans. He's that guy.
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I like this, I'm in. Why so cheap?
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