Nasdaq wrote: I was thinking...
If we're going back to an Oedaphat Rex style "Hopey-change- attacky" D we're in a rebuild process.
It's one thing to take the DL depth Heckert spent 3 years drafting & signing & project it to a 3-4. That's fine. Butt it ain't what feeds that. What makes an attacking D go is the back 7 you simpletons. You need DBs that can hold in press man on islands. We got 1. You need LBers that can get up field & up against traffic & make plays. We got none. We have a solid stay at home Mike & a bunch of kids who are smallish or not all that fast.
You'd have to draft a Jone or Kivi Mingo number 1 to get a playmaker & that means waiting on DBs. Or go CB & you got JAGs out of place. There can be no worse KoolAId to stir in the off season than projecting Sheard as an elephant and expecting transformation via projection. Or one of the kids bulking up at WS OLB & expecting quality.
Bad moon rising. Attacking & failing = blowouts.
SD:
Love that your pessimistic , if you were enthused , I'd be really worried.
The draft is chock full of 34 talent , plus there are corners and safety help which can be found as deep as the third round .
By bringing in Chud we can use the QB's we have and expend the top pick on the defensive side of the ball possibly trade down and add a second and use that on the same .
On linebackers take your pick from Bama and Georgia with the 6th and get the Elephant , Sheard is not Wimbley I disagree vehemently with your cough cough ,assessment of his capabilities, if anything he's more Jamirr Miller and will have fine range on two feet .
Stand him up like the inbred used Kevin Greene and Greg Lloyd who are of similar size and builds , and along the lines of how the Cowboys use Ware , none were over burdened with pass coverage responsibilities and they all did just fine.
We needed to upgrade the linebackers and safety play regardless if we stayed 43 or 34 , as long as we're aggressive and use the San Diego scheme or inbred hybrid , and stay away from the more veteran specific cerebral junk Mangy RAC and even Ryan to some extent run , these pups will be able to have success playing down hill .
Hell Shawn Merriweather had one of the greatest rookie years ever with Ware not to far behind in a system which limited their responsibilities and augmented their athleticism , and nether one of them will ever be mistaken for brain surgeons .
and just so we're clear .
I prefer we stayed 43 just because of the two years of time invested in the switch , but if we were ever to make that move with the least collateral waste that time is now.
Now find me a way to get that Bama or Fla State safety with no second round pick and make yourself usefull :)
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