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Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat
True, but as Pain pointed out, a defense that creates more turnovers and scores more points is going to do more for our offense than upgrading Heyer/Jansen with a rookie RT.
Think of it this way, the level of performance between experienced OTs like Heyer and Jansen and a ROOKIE OT is not that huge.
However, the differnece in performance between a rookie DE or SAM taken at 13 would be a HUGE upgrade over Wynn or Blades. The left side of our defense is completely wide-open right now. Wynn is old and Blades is undersized. Teams could just run to that side all day. Upgrading one of those positions with a stud is crucial to the success of our defense in 2009. If we don't make significant strides there, then the benefits from paying Haynesworth and Hall are going to be comparatively minor.
I know i've criticized Jason Campbell alot, but one thing ive always said is that he's the kind of guy thats not going (to win or) LOSE any games for us. He is solid at managing games. History has shown us, time and again, that a team with that kind of QB and a DOMINANT, PLAYMAKING defense can be dangerous.
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All of this will need to be based on what kind of identity you want for your team. Do you want it to be a team that is more offensive or more defensive or balanced?
Either way, both sides of the line need to be the first priority of any kind of team. When you have a defense-first type of team, you still need a physical offensive line to be able to grind it out in the running game. When you have an offense-first type of team, you need to be able to have a defensive line to put pressure on the opposing qb (since a productive offensive team would be able to play ahead often).