How bad is our secondary?

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Originally Posted by 44 goes 50 gut

Conclusion: Three years isn't enough time or draft picks to address every area of the team. I conclude this because it's right there in black in white. Point out the starters they should have drafted and then pick who you subtract from the team to draft him.

They have had literally NO chance to use a high pick on a top DB without sacrificing an IMPACT player in other areas that were even less stocked with talent than the secondary was.



The previous administration left them with a big contract (Hall), two low character guys coming into their first free agency with talent but also with clear undeniable issues and zero depth.

Great post, I completely agree. Another thing to point out is that St Louis did their homework before this game. They knew that if they played a dropback passing game like Brees did last week their patchwork o-line would get destroyed by our pass rush, so they smartly based their offense around 3-step drops. Of course, the fact that we used a soft zone 10 yards off their receivers didn't help either, but basically, St Louis made our secondary look worse by gameplanning to nullify our defensive strengths and exploit our weaknesses.