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Brian Breese - 5th year option.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 3:31 pm
Posted on 1/14/26 at 3:31 pm
Has his 5th year option the table as of today. iirc it carries a $13mil price tag.
What to do?
I don't think he's played terrible, but I also don't think he has improved his run defense as much as I would have liked to seen.
As a whole the interior of the D-Line has been disappointment this season.
What to do?
I don't think he's played terrible, but I also don't think he has improved his run defense as much as I would have liked to seen.
As a whole the interior of the D-Line has been disappointment this season.
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Posted on 1/14/26 at 3:35 pm to Snipe
13mil? You claim that option. Has he been dominant? No, but he has shown flashes of being great. That is a low cost for a player that can turn it on and become the dominant player he can be. Consistency is his biggest issue.
I will admit I am a bit biased, because he is such a high character guy with an heartbreaking past. I badly want to see him succeed, and I want that to happen with us and not another team
I will admit I am a bit biased, because he is such a high character guy with an heartbreaking past. I badly want to see him succeed, and I want that to happen with us and not another team
Posted on 1/14/26 at 3:40 pm to Snipe
its probably worth locking him up another year and get another year of evals on him with this new staff. he played better at times this year, yes i famously busted his balls early on, he still has a good bit to prove and I'm not sure i'm truly understanding if bresee is a great fit or not for this defensive style.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 3:40 pm to Snipe
I don’t think it’s a debate, exercise the option and see how he does. He’s showed enough to let him develop another year
Posted on 1/14/26 at 3:59 pm to Midget Death Squad
quote:
13mil? You claim that option
Yep, he is definitly worth paying that much for.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 3:59 pm to Midget Death Squad
I’d pick up the option. If you get the right zero tech, he’d be pretty interesting.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 4:04 pm to mdomingue
No question.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 4:05 pm to Snipe
I've concluded spending less than 25mil for a lineman who can generate a pass rush is value.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 5:01 pm to Snipe
Can't let young talent out the door (again).
Posted on 1/14/26 at 5:47 pm to Snipe
I would think that makes him a top 30 paid DT. I don’t know if I agree with the rest of you on this one. If you need the cap space, I might look elsewhere.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 5:50 pm to SEC Doctor
The entire d-line has felt like they are one player away from being very good... and Breese is not the weak link
Looking at you Godchaux, Shephard, Saunders....
Hopefully one of Boyd or Broughton turns into the true NT that we need
Looking at you Godchaux, Shephard, Saunders....
Hopefully one of Boyd or Broughton turns into the true NT that we need
This post was edited on 1/14/26 at 5:53 pm
Posted on 1/14/26 at 6:58 pm to touchdownjeebus
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If you get the right zero tech, he’d be pretty interesting.
That’s the issue. For the DEs and everyone else in the front 6-7 to shine you MUST have that NT to absorb the blocks in the middle. Bresee is in a new role this year, and he didn’t have that necessary piece to help him maximize his position
I just asked chatGPT to sum up the top NTs in the draft and this is what it gave me
1. Kayden McDonald — Ohio State
• Size/role: 6’2", 326 lbs interior presence; excels in run defense and taking on double teams.
• Draft outlook: Grade suggests late first round / early second for teams who value pure run-stop interior D-line play.
2. Domonique Orange — Iowa State
• Ranked just behind McDonald on nose tackle boards — legitimate size and space-eating traits for early rounds.
3. Caleb Banks — Florida
• Listed among the top nose tackles and interior DTs; offers athletic build with run-stop chops.
4. Zxavian Harris — Ole Miss
• Another stout interior name with legitimate 300-plus pound build and developing play strength.
5. Darrell Jackson Jr. — Florida State
• Ranked a bit lower but still projected as a nose/space-eater type with NFL weight and size.
This post was edited on 1/14/26 at 7:02 pm
Posted on 1/14/26 at 7:38 pm to Midget Death Squad
Lowest rated run stopping DL in the NFC South BTW.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 8:15 pm to BadatBourre
get a real nose tackle next to him.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 9:33 pm to Midget Death Squad
quote:I don't disagree with why you try to keep him, but $13 mil is an overpay for a 2nd (or 3rd?) tier interior dlineman. If you put him on that his agent will latch on and demand that as his floor for his next contract.
13mil? You claim that option. Has he been dominant? No, but he has shown flashes of being great. That is a low cost for a player that can turn it on and become the dominant player he can be. Consistency is his biggest issue.
I will admit I am a bit biased, because he is such a high character guy with an heartbreaking past. I badly want to see him succeed, and I want that to happen with us and not another team
Instead you sign him long term this offseason before you even need to decide on the 5th year, likely in the $8-10 mil per range. This position is one of the cheapest in the league (and luckily also very deep in FA this year so we can go get another guy as well), so it's one that very often doesn't have their 5th year option picked up unless they are tier 1.
This also puts you at likely $13 mil or less over those 1st 2 years on the new deal, which means if he doesn't work out by 2028, you can cut him in 2029 and potentially have saved money vs only having him through 2027 for the same price. So an extra year if you do a long term deal this offseason and maybe save money vs picking up the option.
This post was edited on 1/14/26 at 9:40 pm
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