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Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

By resigning Hall and getting Haynesworth, we've already assured ourselves of getting more turnovers in 2009. Looking at the teams we play this year, we're likely going to be facing alot of QBs that dont respond well to pressure. If we add a dominant pass rusher with the 13th pick, i am going to go out on a limb and predict our defense averages 2-3 turnovers and 1 defensive TD per game.

I certainly thing a defensive pass rusher will do alot more to help us score points than a rookie OT would if replacing Heyer. Heyer has improved dramatically in his two years here and i think he deserves a shot to win the starting job for good. If our 2nd year WRs and Davis step up, and Campbell can start getting rid of the ball quicker, we should be fine with Heyer at RT, as long as our defense is dominant.

You make a really good point on how improving the defense actually improves the offense. If we generate 2 turnovers and a TD per game that would be historically good, but I see what you are saying. Adding Smith or Oher at RT isn't going to dramatically improve our offense overnight. However adding a pass rusher to Haynesworth and Hall can make our defense instantly more imposing and can lead to the turnover numbers you were talking about.