Bilal Nichols welcome to the SONORAN Desert

[Shane]

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Thoughts??? Def an area of need…

 

[MadCardDisease]

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[oaken1]

Good get

 

[outcent13]

I know zero about him. Any insight as to where he excels? Run stopper? Three down guy?

 

[kerouac9]

This is the kind of interior lineman we need to get LJ Collier off the roster. Perfectly professional guy to eat 50-70% of your snaps.

Also won't stand in the way of a good IDL prospect in the draft or someone like Dante Stills.

 

[football karma]

technically--

Nichols is moving from the Mohave Desert to the Sonoran Desert



ill show myself out

 

[Totally_Red]

This is the kind of interior lineman we need to get LJ Collier off the roster. Perfectly professional guy to eat 50-70% of your snaps.

Also won't stand in the way of a good IDL prospect in the draft or someone like Dante Stills.

Age 27-fits the profile.

 

[BritCard]

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[Covert Rain]

Have not watched this guy.

 

[Mulli]

Seemed decent during time with the Bears

 

[TruColor]

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Hilariously awkward hug

 

[BritCard]

Feels like Monti has a type. Players under 28 who peaked a few years ago and hasn't found the right fit since.

Plenty of upside on both signings so far, but could also be mid guys if coaching doesn't find the switch.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

Here’s the report I got.
Has talent but picks his spots.

 

[Totally_Red]

Feels like Monti has a type. Players under 28 who peaked a few years ago and hasn't found the right fit since.

Plenty of upside on both signings so far, but could also be mid guys if coaching doesn't find the switch.

And short term 'prove-it' deals.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

Best thing you can say for him is he's healthy and available! We better have some bigger moves in the works - you just know our splash is going to be signing Hollywood to an inflated deal.

 

[Ronin]

Cardinals give 3-year deal to former Raiders DL Bilal Nichols

Nichols spent the last two seasons with the Raiders and has not missed a game in four seasons.

cardswire.usatoday.com

 

[oaken1]

Best thing you can say for him is he's healthy and available! We better have some bigger moves in the works - you just know our splash is going to be signing Hollywood to an inflated deal.

Splash!!
Yeah gee, then we can win the draft too!

 

[Vacard]

Sooo that frees up Houston’s pick from needing to draft a DT.

 

[JohnnyCakes]

Good signing-- Bears loved him but changed schemes and he didnt fit.

 

[Dayman]

Seems like a fine signing. His pass rush stats fell off a cliff last year (14 pressures and 9 QBKD in 2022 vs 3 pressures amd 1 QBKD in 2023), but hopefully that was just because the Raiders were such a mess.

 

[ajcardfan]

Have not watched this guy.

I have no idea who he is. I have searched about 4 or 5 free agent lists of defensive tackles and he isn't on a single one of them. Weird that the guy is that under the radar but it takes 14 million guaranteed to sign him. Leki Fotu is on those lists but not this guy.

Whatever, I just hope he is good. It's not that much money in the grand scheme of things.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

Seems like a fine signing. His pass rush stats fell off a cliff last year (14 pressures and 9 QBKD in 2022 vs 3 pressures amd 1 QBKD in 2023), but hopefully that was just because the Raiders were such a mess.

Cheese and rice...plays every game and gets 3 pressures and 1 qbkd the entire season?

 

[Stout]

This is the kind of interior lineman we need to get LJ Collier off the roster. Perfectly professional guy to eat 50-70% of your snaps.

Also won't stand in the way of a good IDL prospect in the draft or someone like Dante Stills.

Yep, a JAG signing that doesn't move the needle but that you do need on a team. If this is the height of addressing the position, we're idiots. If it's a depth signing, fine.

 

[Stout]

Feels like Monti has a type. Players under 28 who peaked a few years ago and hasn't found the right fit since.

Plenty of upside on both signings so far, but could also be mid guys if coaching doesn't find the switch.

This is the kind of guy you kept saying didn't exist and we couldn't sign last offseason, right?

 

[Stout]

Sooo that frees up Houston’s pick from needing to draft a DT.