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Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat
You think we've got pass rushers up the butt? Lets take a look at our DL, shall we?
-Daniels is 37. We can't really rely on him to be a starter all year, let alone beyond that.
-Maake can't even run right now. He may or may not be healthy enough to play for us at all this year, let alone start
- Haynesworth will be here no more than 3 more years. while he's here, he'll only be on the field about 60% of the time.
Now lets look at our linebackers:
- Orakpo - A beast and perfect for the 3-4
- Carter - doesn't fit our system. he's of no value to us
- Jarmon - will be learning a new position and is coming off an injury. we can't rely on him.
of the 6 guys you mentioned, only 2 can be counted on to make solid contributions in 2010. Our pass rush is not as set as you think it is, not in a 3-4. I feel Adding Suh or McCoy would do far more for our defense in the short and long term than adding a guy like Berry to our secondary. We had the best secondary in the league a couple years ago and our defense still got torn apart because we didnt have a good pass rush. Hopefully, we can trade down or use the #4 pick on Okung... but if we pick up Berry and leave Suh or McCoy on the board, i need to just let Smoot or Matty know they should go ahead and ban me for the draft weekend because i'll be doing nothing but complaining.
That said, my opinion could completely change if we trade carter and end up getting Carriker and a good LB in free agency... but as of right now, i'd rank our team needs as:
1. LT
2. RT
3. DE
4. NT
5. RB
6. OLB
7. FS (Landry isn't a BAD FS afterall... we're just wasting his talent there)
8. QB (Would be ranked much higher if i felt there was a single QB in the draft better than Campbell)
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We're talking 3-4 pass rushers. We've also got guys behind the guys you named. Lorenzo and Golston can play on the line. Not to mention, FA just started. You're making my point. We can both name guys we can play in the trenches on a 4-3 and a 3-4 right now. We have no one, and I mean no one who can play LT even half-way decent right now. I would switch up you're list and say these are the most pressing needs:
1) LT
2) RB / OG / C
3) FS / NT
4) LB
5) QB