They are frauds. More fitting? Oliver is criminally overrated. Our ends are just pass rushers who get bullied in the run.
Our defensive line is bottom 10 in the league for sure ... it's one of the biggest reasons we've never gotten over the hump in the playoffs. The good teams tend to have better offensive lines and these guys shrink like daisies against a good line/good QB. Watch the Chiefs in the playoffs and their line is making things difficult every play. We get stuck with un-clutch bums like Oliver who disappears in big games consistently. Daquan was really good pre-injuries, but missed the playoff game against the Bengals with injury and was a shell of himself last year against the Chiefs. Now he looks utterly washed up and is being outplayed by rookies and practice squad guys (Carter and Ankou specifically).
This should be their priority here at the trade deadline and into the offseason. Not sure what the cost to cut/trade Oliver, but I'd seriously look into it and re-allocate those funds elsewhere. Daquan is signed through next year and his cap hit goes up. I'm no cap-ologist with the NFL but it looks like we'd have to eat a decent amount on the cap on either of these guys. Perhaps the answer is to draft a stud and let him develop, while continuing to see what you have in Carter.
