Why did the FO let Tyeler Davison go to the Chargers? AKA why wasn't he on the 53 after a month on the PS? Well...Joe Woods said Davison wasn't "ready". An 8 year vet who is 6'2 309 lbs wasn't "ready" after a month? Ok. That same not-ready vet - whose bio sounds a lot like that big NT we so desperately need - was scooped up by the Chargers...who had just cut Tillery...who we put a waiver claim on.
Within a day or two, the Browns signed Ben Stille (5 yr vet) from the Dolphins practice squad...putting him READY and directly on the 53. He's 6'4" 296 lbs.
If there truly IS collaboration between the FO/HC/DC, then they ALL should be fired for continually not having the players needed to run a scheme AND/OR continuing to run a scheme without the players to do so.
The roster-builders have a plenty of small, supposedly-quicker LBs on the roster and even the PS...a fixture for the scheme. So they know what the scheme requires? Then why no giant NTs then? Roster building incompetence? Poor player evaluations? Hard to deny.
The FO asked Elliot to bulk up this year...presumably to man the NT position. That experiment has been a bust. Tommy Togiai has been a huge disappointment as he fits neither "need" at DT/NT.
We've wasted roster spots on: Felton (not a WR or RB) and Mond (a play for next year...because they've thrown in the towel on this year) / Dobbs rather than stealing a developmental, true NT from ANOTHER PS ...not that he would/could be ready for the 53
In the end, the is A LOT more to the issue than just not signing older DT vets looking for a playoff run in mid-season...A LOT more.
