Yes. Hill doesn't anchor well enough to be a 1 tech at this level.
Now, Galley did bulk up to 330 and played NT for the Sooners one year. After watching him, though, that sure would seem like a waste of talent.
IMO, these two guys need to play the 3 tech next to the monster. One of the reasons Galley broke out, IMO, is having a Justin Hamilton type on the line. Hamilton is not great by any means, but at his size(6-2/315), he could easily be the anchor in the middle we need. Don't forget ol' Willie Blade, the anchor in the middle next to Laroi Gover who helped form the #1 D in the NFL for us in 03. He wasn't great, but he held up the middle, allowing others to do their jobs. Two "rushmen" at DT has never worked all that well in the NFL. Need at least one guy who can anchor.
- Hill hasn't played a lot of games either.
If anything backs him up to a reserve, it will be because of his lack of game experience.
First with Marinelli game day inactive him for almost half of the season. And now with the knee IR that shortening his season.
I would say it will take a full year for Hill to regain his previous form, but with todays medical technology and how some players manage to get back to play mode quickly
than vs past years.
- ironically one of the rap knocks against Gallimore is that he was lacking as a run defender. He has great weight room strength but hadn't translate that into the playing field as a run defender.
and it wasn't until the injuries to McCoy, Hill..and release of Poe that got Gally far more reps to even have a chance to show his skills.
Otherwise Gally is another red shirt case.
- one reason why that 2 starting rush men has not worked that well, is because big impact interior DTs are always so damn incredibly difficult to find anyway.
Even just trying to find one.
- You rarely get the occasional Chris Jones, Geno Atkins, Grady Jarrett type gem-finds past the 1st round. and more times you have to go 1st round to better
have the best chance to get impact DTs such as Aaron Donald, Fletcher Cox and DeForrest Buckner
.- And even that is a task as we're still waiting to see guys like Ed Oliver, Jon Allen, Ron Payne, Quentin Williams, Vita Vey, Solomon Thomas, Leonard Williams. etc.