Again, I don't mean to be that guy, but we didn't need him.  We have more pressing matters to take care of.  Additionally, we already have a very good, very young linebacking core (again, youth is prevalent...). Otha, Maggit, Johnson, Harris... we have a great group there, so Santos would have been nice for insurance, but probably wouldn't have played a tremendous amount this season. So next year, we can go after a different linebacker.  He may even be a more sought-after prospect if Dooley continues to put together a good class for next year and wins some games this year.  This one really has no major effect.