The San Francisco 49ers reportedly have signed defensive tackle Jordan Elliott to a two-year, $10 million contract.
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00:00 The 49ers just signed defensive tackle Jordan Elliott to a two-year, $10 million contract.
00:08 Elliott is 26 years old.
00:09 He was a third-round pick and he spent the first four seasons of his career with the
00:13 Cleveland Browns, which means last season he played in the wide nine defensive front
00:19 under Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, which means Elliott fits the 49ers defensive
00:25 scheme.
00:26 He's been looking for players who fit the wide nine and he does.
00:31 Also he fills a need.
00:32 The 49ers need a defensive tackle now that Eric Armstead requested his release and Javon
00:38 Kinlaw signed with the New York Jets.
00:41 So Jordan Elliott has an opportunity to start for the 49ers, making $5 million a year on
00:46 average.
00:47 He started the last two seasons for the Browns at defensive tackle.
00:52 He's just not very good according to Pro Football Focus, his data hub.
00:58 Any grading site out there doesn't think that much of Jordan Elliott.
01:03 Browns apparently don't think that much of Jordan Elliott considering they didn't re-sign
01:07 him.
01:08 So the way I see this, is Jordan Elliott a replacement in the starting lineup for Eric
01:14 Armstead?
01:16 No.
01:17 He to me is a replacement for Javon Kinlaw who signed a one-year deal with the Jets.
01:25 Elliott signed a two-year deal with the 49ers.
01:27 He's a bit of an upgrade as a backup defensive tackle who could start for the 49ers if they
01:33 need him to.
01:34 But I still think the niners, the way they value the defensive tackle position and the
01:38 defensive line in general, are still very much in the market for a defensive tackle
01:43 who can play all three downs.
01:45 Not just two, which is what Elliott does.
01:47 He'll play against the run and do a serviceable at best job against it.
01:51 Then when it's time to rush the quarterback, he's off the field.
01:53 He has five career sacks.
01:55 He's played 44% of the Browns defensive snaps last year.
01:59 The Niners need a three-down player to replace Eric Armstead, not a two-down player.
02:04 So if a good defensive tackle falls to them at the end of round one, I would expect them
02:08 to take that player.
02:09 Although now, theoretically, they have some flexibility.
02:12 They could take the best player available.
02:15 Is Jordan Elliott that much worse than Colton McIvitts?
02:19 Jordan Elliott could be the Colton McIvitts of defensive tackles.
02:22 Anyway, quite a come down from Eric Armstead.
02:25 Has the 49ers defense gotten better this offseason?
02:29 Steve Wilks, goodbye.
02:31 Brandon Staley, you're up.
02:33 Nick Sorensen, you're promoted.
02:36 Eric Armstead, you're out.
02:39 Chase Young, goodbye.
02:40 Randy Gregory, see you later.
02:41 Cleland Farrell, sayonara.
02:44 Leonard Floyd, Yotur Gros Matos, and now Jordan Elliott.
02:50 I'm thinking now, if they don't draft a defensive tackle in round one, which I expect that they
02:56 probably will, but if they don't, what is their rotation on the defensive line?
03:01 You got Bosa on one side, next to Hargrave.
03:03 Then you have Jordan Elliott starting.
03:06 Yotur Gros Matos is the base defensive end.
03:10 But then on past rushdowns, would Matos move to defensive tackle and would Leonard Floyd
03:14 play D-end?
03:15 I think that's sort of where they're at right now, which is not a better defensive line
03:21 than the one they had last year, which was kind of a disappointment, but it's not terrible.
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