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RockRam
I actually have little to disagree with in what you said. Which is why I've said in numerous other posts that if an Edge Rusher is sitting there at 37, and he is clearly graded as above any offensive skill player, then they should take him. And for the reasons you said.
But......there is no reason to think that Quinn won't be able to play the position (in fact, I think he's well suited to it), and playing upright and attacking the QB from different angles without trying to fight through OTs and DTs ought to benefit him healthwise, unless his back is just too badly damaged to allow very much contact at all. In which case retirement may come much sooner than later. .
Even if Quinn works out as you say, it has to be 2 of them, and Barwin (who may or may not still have something left) is on a 1 year. So they will need someone by next year anyway. To me it's just as important to maintain your strong unit as it is to revitalize your weak one.
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