Rice, Simon, Trotter?

no no and no

 

Simon is likely done. Rice doesn't fit our needs, IMO because I think Odom will be a great DE this year, and Rice would only be a backup. I'm guessing he wants to be the starter. Trotter? We have two MLBs that are showing flashes of being pretty good, so I wouldn't bring him in.

 

Rice *could* still be a possibility depending on the DE play in the final 2 preseason games, but we've gotten consistent with only our front 4 and I so think Odom's play has for the time being held off the need to bring in a DE. Who knows if Rice's shoulder even passed the test, though. If he's still out there as the season progresses and Odom either is injured or struggles we may look to Rice, but it's not looking likely.

I don't have a take on Simon, but I think the Trotter situation may be similar to Rice - although Fowler/Tulloch combo haven't been as impressive as Odom. But you've got 2 young guys with promise compared to an aging vet - and Trotter has struggled against the run recently... so I think he's unlikely.

 

I wouldn't be surprised to see Rice sign somewhere really soon, hopefully with the Titans. Aging vets hate two-a-days, and I wouldn't be surprised if Rice has been the one dragging his feet on signing a contract. He would probably start out as a backup with the Titans, but would also likely see ample playing time. The depth at DE really drops off after Vanden Bosch and Odom, and to say the least, Odom is very inconsistent in the regular season.

 

Odom does the exact same thing every preseason....I wouldn't get too excited about him.

And I havent seen anything from either of two MLB's in the first two preseason games. Being so young, they have tons more upside than Trotter, but I think Trotter would outperform either of them this year.

I hope i'm wrong. I hope Odom and Tulloch surpass their expectations this year, but I'd be very happy with Rice or Trotter.