So, we lost Tim Settle. Well, so what? Yes, he was big and imposing, reasonably athletic for his size, and did a good job of stopping up the run and putting some ‘A-gap’ pressure on opposing quarterbacks. That’s great and wonderful stuff, and frankly it’s something that Bud Foster’s defensive lines have lacked for eons; namely appropriate size and power.
Well, Tim and whoever was advising him had other ideas about completing his work, and raising the bar on his skill set. His draft prospects are all over the board from the possibility of going in an early round to a hungry needy team, or drifting down past everything into UFA status.