Bucs N Beers wrote:This maybe should be it’s own thread, but when do we talk about Will Gholston making $6.5mil this year? 0 sacks last year, 21 total tackles. Played in 14 games including 10 starts. 10 career sacks total. Yea he’s a good run defender, but our run defense was almost as bad as our pass defense last year.
It only comes to mind because some people are salty about Curry. But I almost would have rather have kept Ayers and cut Gholston. At least Ayers offers SOME pass rush.
I disagree.
Will Gholston is probably the best run stopper on our defensive line, and has been so for years. It may not always show up on the stat sheet, but he's very good at what he does. Between his skillset and Spence's, we have a complete defensive end, rotating in based on down/distance/situation.
Ayers, by contrast, was brought in to be the guy, or failing that someone who can offer productive rush snaps on a consistent basis. He wasn't the guy, so now he's gone.