With better edge, our current LBs should be just fine, I reckon.
Don’t get me wrong, I think we need way better edge and that edge is our biggest priority. I just think we’ll need to get creative in solving all our problems. Better interior DL pressure & better edge play would mask our problems and so would better LB play. I don’t think we can fix edge and interior DL in one season. I think we could improve them to a better spot where we can mask our weaknesses. I hope Bowser and Ferguson take a step forward and we sign guys back for edge like Ward or McPhee or both and bring back Bynes and Ellis. If we can get Campbell (Hopefully cut?), and Shaq Lawson and Schobert in FA we would be great. I’d like to bring back Judon but I don’t think we have the money.
There’s just no way we can sign a high priced G, Stanley, Edge, interior defender, and LB in one offseason. Schobert interests me because he is a veteran and I think we’ve lost that on defense. If Murray is the best we have a chance to get to solve our defensive problems then I say go for it. If we can get better then I also say go for it.
I see the ideal 1st round picks as IDL, Edge, WR, ILB and the ideal 2nd round picks as WR, Edge, OL. The ideal 3rd round picks are WR still for me just due to how strong the class is, but I expect the class to get pilfered quickly.