Chase Young is PFF's top graded defensive rookie so far

[MTK]

Seems like every time I focused on him he was getting doubled.

[Chief X_Phackter]

He's the best player on a bad defense. O coordinators are going to scheme so that he does not beat them. Often times that means double and triple teams. He will get his sacks, pressures, tackles for loss…, but his impact is mostly going to be felt by other players stepping up and making plays because Chase is occupying more than one lineman/TE.

Yesterday, virtually no one on that D made plays though... Not a good day.

[sdskinsfan2001]

We miss Matty I. so much. He is our best DL.

We don't need to keep Allen and Payne, re-sign whichever 1 of the 2 you think is best, and draft a cheap rotational guy this year or next.

Allen/Payne, Matty I., Settle, Rookie, is still very solid.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

We miss Matty I. so much. He is our best DL.

We don't need to keep Allen and Payne, re-sign whichever 1 of the 2 you think is best, and draft a cheap rotational guy this year or next.

Allen/Payne, Matty I., Settle, Rookie, is still very solid.

Why? It's not like we're hurting for cap space, and we'll clear up 20 mil with Alex Smith gone (or renegotiated if we bring in a rookie next year).

I don't understand this "let solid guy like Scherff/Allen/Payne go" talk, you build your team around solid guys like that instead of letting them walk and drafting a cheap replacement that isn't guaranteed to do as good a job as they do.

I realize our d has been underwhelming this year but I still believe the problem is with the LB's/secondary.

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by mooby

Why? It's not like we're hurting for cap space, and we'll clear up 20 mil with Alex Smith gone (or renegotiated if we bring in a rookie next year).

I don't understand this "let solid guy like Scherff/Allen/Payne go" talk, you build your team around solid guys like that instead of letting them walk and drafting a cheap replacement that isn't guaranteed to do as good a job as they do.

I realize our d has been underwhelming this year but I still believe the problem is with the LB's/secondary.

Matty I is gonna be pretty costly next re-up and Settle has earned a good check too. Hard to tie up tons of money in 1 position, even if in good cap position. Good to have cap flexibility to re-up your other guys and sign outside FAs. I won't lose sleep if we sign both. Not sure how feasible it is though.

Teams lose good players every year. Not possible to keep everyone every FA period.