Good call on Porter. Young and Houston surprised me in a good way this season adjusting to the new scheme but both are still 4-3 DE's so we'll have to see how it unfolds.
Porter should definitely be re-signed. As far as Houston and Young, my expectations weren't that high coming in to this season. Earlier in the season, both were having trouble seeing the field.
As the season went on, Young absolutely started to flash. I think he's someone you can plan forward with. You can always find a roster spot for a guy with potential to get you 6-8 sacks a year. He really looked like he was starting to make huge strides late in the year.
I was dead set on cutting Houston no matter what mid season. But the last few weeks he proved a little something of value. The question is now: Is that value worth what he is being paid though? I'm not quite sure about that. His future is up in the air.
Would love and also expect Porter and Young to be back next year.