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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dantés" data-source="post: 984901" data-attributes="member: 12283">Reed himself is a FA after this season, so he would have to be brought back. The iDL under contract for next season are Clark, Wyatt, Slaton, and Ford. Lowry is not a good player, so replacing his level of production won't be difficult. The challenge will be improving upon it. Wyatt certainly has the talent to do that, he just needs to find consistency (which is very normal for rookie DT's). The quiet reality of this season that's pretty unsettling regarding the DL is how poorly Kenny Clark has played for stretches. He's only 27, so I'm wondering if he's played hurt at times? Because there have also been spells, especially recently, when he's looked far more like himself. It's also possible that Barry's approach regarding gap responsibilities doesn't suit him. But here's the bottom line to me: the Packers have made their major investments on the defensive line. Clark is 27 and on a deal paying him 17.5M AAV. Wyatt is a rookie 1st round pick. So those two are the foundation of your DL rotation moving forward. They need to solidify the depth behind them, but they can't continue to spend major resources on spots where they've made investments already while ignoring other parts of the roster-- not if they want to improve on this season.</blockquote>

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