I agree that more than a few are unknowns but less of these are longshots.
I'm not knocking these guys. We've spent some decent draft resources there now finally. We've got a rotation. It's taking longer than I'd have liked and we don't have a serious impact pass rusher, but several of these guys have potential.
Ben Bass had potential, too. There's nothing wrong with hoping guys like that make it. We've just got to keep expectations in context.
Lawrence and Crawford and Thornton are all legit players. Gregory and Mayowa and even Irving and Jack Crawford all have a legit chance to develop this season. Tapper we can talk about more seriously his time next year.
The defense has been a liability for too long. I kind of like a lot of the pieces we've got, but we're short on difference makers. Unless somebody else steps up, we've got Sean Lee, and that's about it. We need better players on that side of the ball, and for whatever reason, we've been reluctant to add them.
