four free agents

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4. Henry Melton DT cowboys.

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Wouldn't mind this guy in our D-line rotation. Solid player with a few good years still ahead. Not sure what kind of money he will be looking for though.

Edit: Assuming he can smoothly transition from a 4-3 to a 3-4.

We play a lot of 4 DL lineups. Melton would be fine in our system. He had 5 sacks in 440 snaps last season, which is excellent for an interior lineman. He's supposedly a bit of a locker room turd, though, and will be pricey.

Saints don't really play the 3-4 so much as it is a hybrid front line. I would love Melton but there is no way we land Maxwell, he's fixing to get paid. Though, I did say the same thing about Byrd last year.

Very valid points about our 3-4/4-3 hybrid. Either way I feel like we need to bring in a proven DLineman who can get into the backfield and compete with/motivate the guys we already have. We have plenty of talent on the line, I just didn't see the same intensity last year compared to the year before last.