Cutting good players, even overpaid ones is a knee jerk reaction.
The OL during our first drive regressed to Knight-Williams-Looney-McGovern-Steele.
Knight and Steele shouldn’t even be on an NFL roster. Cut Knight and put Steele on the PS because he’s an undrafted rookie. Knight is better, but he has had time and will never be an NFL starter. You draft or bring in backups on the line who can actually play or compete for a starting job in the future. Cam Irving is not very good, but he has proven he can actually play without killing the offense against a top front.
Dalton is still making bad decisions, being inaccurate at times, taking sacks when he sees the blitz coming instead of throwing it away, but behind this mess of an OL, still a decent backup who can probably win games when the gang is back and we have a run game.
Replace Armstrong and Crawford and Hamilton with better players on the DLine. Jalen really hustles and tries, but he’s not playing well. He is overpaid for what he is. I’d love to replace him with a better LB, but the DT and secondary are in worse shape, and Jalen is okay if those positions are improved. Let Jordan Lewis, Awuzie, and Woods all walk in FA or resign as cheap backups/competition. Find a CB that has speed to run with #1’s, find another safety to replace Woods. Find another slot corner to start or backup Brown who should be playing there. Find a FB who can lead Zeke or Pollard through the hole and be an outlet receiver.
Actually, it’s been in a very limited role, but I think I like Woods playing CB vs the slot more than I like him at safety. Either position, probably better as a backup.