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Hoecht has been the subject of a lot of conversation this year, quite a bit negative, including from myself. So, I'm not calling anyone out with this, just thought we might benefit from a reset.
Hoecht has 4.5 sacks and has caused a fumble. His play, overall, continues to improve. All this from a guy who had been an interior defensive lineman and switched to edge out of necessity in the middle of last season.
He took it seriously in the offseason and, obviously, lost quite a bit of weight. He's worked for it.
His PFF grade is a less-than-stellar 55... but that's not terrible, by any means.
I think having a guy who has a "I'll do whatever it takes to get on the field" is a tremendous value for an organization.
I also wanted to contrast a little Hoecht with Byron Young.
Young has received a ton of praise and the Rams have gotten big props for getting great value out of that pick, deservedly so on both counts.
But Young's numbers really aren't that different from Hoecht.
You may want to point out the fact that Young is a rookie.. but here's the thing.. he's been playing edge a lot longer than Hoecht.
Also.. Young was a 3rd round pick and Hoecht was a UDFA.
And.. on top of all that.. guess what? Hoecht is only 6 months older than Young.
I think the Rams will have an interesting decision to make with Hoecht this offseason when it comes to his contract. He's a RFA.. they could just tender him and have right of first refusal.. that would be a contract worth more than 2.7 million, based on last year's tender levels. But they risk having someone steal him or having to match a much higher price. The Second round tender will be closer to 5 million dollars.. but it guarantees he's around.
I've already said many times on here that the Rams MUST go out and try to get someone like Danielle Hunter this offseason. Even with that.. two quality edges isn't enough in this day and age. I'd think long and hard about doing what's necessary to keep Hoecht around.
Hoecht has 4.5 sacks and has caused a fumble. His play, overall, continues to improve. All this from a guy who had been an interior defensive lineman and switched to edge out of necessity in the middle of last season.
He took it seriously in the offseason and, obviously, lost quite a bit of weight. He's worked for it.
His PFF grade is a less-than-stellar 55... but that's not terrible, by any means.
I think having a guy who has a "I'll do whatever it takes to get on the field" is a tremendous value for an organization.
I also wanted to contrast a little Hoecht with Byron Young.
Young has received a ton of praise and the Rams have gotten big props for getting great value out of that pick, deservedly so on both counts.
But Young's numbers really aren't that different from Hoecht.
You may want to point out the fact that Young is a rookie.. but here's the thing.. he's been playing edge a lot longer than Hoecht.
Also.. Young was a 3rd round pick and Hoecht was a UDFA.
And.. on top of all that.. guess what? Hoecht is only 6 months older than Young.
I think the Rams will have an interesting decision to make with Hoecht this offseason when it comes to his contract. He's a RFA.. they could just tender him and have right of first refusal.. that would be a contract worth more than 2.7 million, based on last year's tender levels. But they risk having someone steal him or having to match a much higher price. The Second round tender will be closer to 5 million dollars.. but it guarantees he's around.
I've already said many times on here that the Rams MUST go out and try to get someone like Danielle Hunter this offseason. Even with that.. two quality edges isn't enough in this day and age. I'd think long and hard about doing what's necessary to keep Hoecht around.
