Perry Riley re-signs 3 yrs $13M

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

He's a fringy starter in yards per run tackle and yards per pass target. He's never been awful at either, but the kind of guy you upgrade on if better options are out there.

FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | Perry Riley

He's been a nice upgrade across the board on Rocky McIntosh...but that's more of a Rocky issue than a Perry Riley compliment.

The ideal Perry Riley job in the NFL is 30-40% defensive snaps at LB and 100% of special teams snaps, where he is a positive contributor. Essentially, that's a 3rd LB, and has been historically worth $2-2.5 MM AAV according to the market.

Using your link, the players with whom he has the highest "similarity scores" are D. Harris of the Jets and D. Ryans of Philly. Both solid starting guys.

No one is saying Riley is elite, but check out the teams playing a 3-4 D and tell me, other than SF and maybe Philly or SD - who doesn't he start for? New Orleans, Green Bay, Kansas City, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Indianapolis ... he is an upgrade over one or both ILB's on each team.


As CRed said, it's a hands down quality signing. No ifs, ands or buts.