Grady has experience and he’s freaking huge and in the least will be able to slow any attempts to run up the middle and give our better than average linebackers more a chance to stop the run altogether. Sure, he’s a little old, probably a little slow, and he won’t get us five or more sacks, but he’s smart and strong. Plus, with Trey Lewis injured, there is absolutely no reason we don’t make this signing. Heck, he even played seven games in Jacksonville last year, so he knows Coach Smith’s defensive scheme better than anyone on the team and that to me is a valuable asset because you don’t have to spend so much time teaching and waiting for a younger player to get it all. He goes from being a student to a teacher’s aid on the field, if that makes sense.

Another point is that it’s a very easy and cheap addition to depth. What happens if we don’t make this signing and Babi gets hurt? Who do we throw in then? I can promise you it wouldn’t be pretty and then we would all be clamoring and whining that we didn’t do this before the season started.

Even with his limitations, he’s a valuable addition to our underperforming DL. Nothing against the man, but I hope we have enough talent in a few years that we don’t need him. In the meantime, hope Grady stays healthy and watches his cholesterol.