lol - just to emphasise what a bargain this deal is lol
Completely agree. I'd like to see the draft help plug those defensive holes. I'd be so content if we can just add Tretter or Bozeman or someone else.but on the plus side we've added a playmaker and our roster has genuine stars at most major positions (if they're healthy)
obviously when you put it like that it looks bad but i could also frame it like this:
the offence is probably only 2 players away (a starter at C and a starter or swing at tackle) from being outrageously stacked with talent
the defence has some holes but is also full of playmakers and speed with peters, marlon, williams, PQ, Oweh, Madubuike and Bowser
we've still got some money in free agency to add depth and maybe find another starter (or even 2)
we've got the 14th pick in the draft where there's a very good chance we're going to add either an EDGE, a CB or an OT
we've got 3 picks on day 2 and we own the 4th round
lots of opportunities to plug holes and add talent
Completely agree. I'd like to see the draft help plug those defensive holes. I'd be so content if we can just add Tretter or Bozeman or someone else.
I dnt think teams got all that wise.. we had weddle and earl back then so we were able to disguise our defense much better. Those other two guys, who i will not mention….. made it a little bit harder to do so.yeah - macdonald's even talked about the difference in terms of how we blitz and create pressure - wink would often overload gaps and create pressure with numbers and that was amazing in '18 and '19 when we crowded the line and used a lot of simulated pressure but i think teams got wise to the numbers and were able to predict the blitz so were prepared and able to execute in the quick game which put a ton of pressure on the DBs to not only be good but to be basically perfect
macdonald's talked about being more gap disciplined even with stunts and blitzes - as you say he's not necessarily deadset on creating free rushers but isnt going to shy away from simulated pressures but is philosophically more into creating 1v1 matchups with his pressure looks and staying gap sound
Chandler Jones, perhaps?
I dnt think teams got all that wise.. we had weddle and earl back then so we were able to disguise our defense much better. Those other two guys, who i will not mention….. made it a little bit harder to do so.
Yeah, agreed. I’d focus more on C since I like the draft a little better for Edge and not a ton at C. I also think C takes longer to transition and make an impact as a pro. I think edge guys can come in and be immediate starters. I also don’t think we’re as bad at RT as others and like the draft there. Ideally, we could do the followingi think that's the thing - add 1 guy at EDGE or OT or C and it dramatically changes the outlook of this team now lol
Agree entirely. Can't judge the FA period until it's over.i think that's the thing - add 1 guy at EDGE or OT or C and it dramatically changes the outlook of this team now lol
Having a deep safety like Williams should allow us to use Stephens in the dax hill mold. Of course I'd still love to have Dax.I'm not a huge fan of how we used our safeties during Wink's tenure so I'm hoping Williams will allow us to get closer to our Reed-era days, in which our safeties had more refined roles.
DJ knows what's up lol
I concur.If it was up to me...
C - add via FA
EDGE - add via FA and/or draft high
OT - draft decently high
CB - draft decently high and maybe add a slot guy later in FA
ILB - stopgap (e.g. Bynes) and/or mid round pick
TE - mid-late round pick
RB - mid-late round pick
i mean i dont want to do that lol- and macdonald has already talked about how important disguise is to his defence too - i fully expect us to do a ton with our safeties still (probably why we put so much value in the position because we ask them to do a fuckton more complex shit than other teams do)
what it does do is make us more effective when we go to those single-high man coverages because the guy we've got single-high is a genuine threat - i dont expect the defence to change much tbh, but williams allows us to be more threatening in those coverages and out of those same looks
I'll be interested to see what happens in the first couple rounds of the draft. Taking another Corner like a Stingley means we can probably move Marlon into the slot more if we want to. One could make the case our best defenses in the last couple years have been with Marlon in the slot and Jimmy/Peters outside.Having a deep safety like Williams should allow us to use Stephens in the dax hill mold. Of course I'd still love to have Dax.