I am over this defense and why I go offense in draft

[Wood]

With 3 defensive starters suspended for drug offense in past few years I am now switching my thoughts on this draft. I see two scenarios I would be in favor of now:

1. Draft Elliot #4 and if Lynch starts sliding past 15 then trade back up for him. Lynch upside is as good as Wentz and Eagles basically gave up 7 players to get him.

2. Draft Elliot #4 and Will Fuller ("vertical daddy") in 2nd round. Teams would have to commit a safety to account for Fuller big play ability and this would open up things for Elliot to be boss.

I can take some shots on defense with those extra compensatory picks along with middle round picks but it's time for offense to be the apple in our eye.

 

[DFWJC]

So try to win 45-44 every week.
It'd be entertaining.

 

[MRV52]

You don't win Super Bowls with offense take a look at 2016 Broncos.

 

[Craig]

So try to win 45-44 every week.
It'd be entertaining.

Worked out well for the colts when they loaded up on offense this year.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

With 3 defensive starters suspended for drug offense in past few years I am now switching my thoughts on this draft. I see two scenarios I would be in favor of now:

1. Draft Elliot #4 and if Lynch starts sliding past 15 then trade back up for him. Lynch upside is as good as Wentz and Eagles basically gave up 7 players to get him.

2. Draft Elliot #4 and Will Fuller ("vertical daddy") in 2nd round. Teams would have to commit a safety to account for Fuller big play ability and this would open up things for Elliot to be boss.

I can take some shots on defense with those extra compensatory picks along with middle round picks but it's time for offense to be the apple in our eye.

I agree, lad.
Look, the defense is so horribly undermanned and with so little talent that drafting a DE high would be meaningless.
I say go offense then look to improve the D with FA, the middle rounds of this draft and then the offseason and next year's draft.
At some point we need to get the defense into a Super Bowl ready one and we are almost there, save a blue-chip RB and a true complementary WR for Dez.
First things first and improve what needs only 2 players to make a run at the Super Bowl. Not likely with our poor D but there is such as thing as keeping the opposing offense off the field to compensate with this sorry mess of a defense.

Also, when we go looking for D talent, let's not take chances with knuckleheads who might be doing muggles, meth or large amounts of opiates in San Francisco drug dens.

 

[JoeKing]

That's insane to draft a RB so high.

 

[jobberone]

With 3 defensive starters suspended for drug offense in past few years I am now switching my thoughts on this draft. I see two scenarios I would be in favor of now:

1. Draft Elliot #4 and if Lynch starts sliding past 15 then trade back up for him. Lynch upside is as good as Wentz and Eagles basically gave up 7 players to get him.

2. Draft Elliot #4 and Will Fuller ("vertical daddy") in 2nd round. Teams would have to commit a safety to account for Fuller big play ability and this would open up things for Elliot to be boss.

I can take some shots on defense with those extra compensatory picks along with middle round picks but it's time for offense to be the apple in our eye.

You get to 35 ppg and you can do a lot. U still need pass rush and defense.

 

[percyhoward]

It's time for offense to be the apple in our eye.

Because we've never tried that strategy before.

 

[conner01]

Seems odd to me to say our defense is under manned so let's draft more offense.
Maybe it's just me but seems like if the defense is where you lack talent then drafting some talent might fix that problem

 

[Toruk_Makto]

Seems odd to me to say our defense is under manned so let's draft more offense.
Maybe it's just me but seems like if the defense is where you lack talent then drafting some talent might fix that problem

That's just crazy enough to perhaps work...

 

[Idgit]

The defense is the reason we're not winning more games under Romo. We need to bolster the defense. Grab a RB in the 3rd if there's good value there. Or don't.

 

[cowboyblue22]

players you draft on defense this year will not help you this year. Maybe next year but not this year. a bunch of rookies are not going to take you in the playoffs or make you much more competitive I say draft the running back build the offense.

 

[DFWJC]

Worked out well for the colts when they loaded up on offense this year.

my point exactly

8-8

 

[Mr Cowboy]

You don't win Super Bowls with offense take a look at 2016 Broncos.

but we also don't have Denver's defense! And using all 12 picks on defense isn't going to change that.

 

[conner01]

players you draft on defense this year will not help you this year. Maybe next year but not this year. a bunch of rookies are not going to take you in the playoffs or make you much more competitive I say draft the running back build the offense.

The draft is not about one year. There are a handful of rb's in this draft that can help this team. I like Zeke but drafting a RB at the top of the first round when you defense was so bad last year is just not a smart move. Rather have a defensive player and I personally like booker but there are a few who can help later. We seen before he was injured last year how Dunbar could generate some offense so that type of back would be nice too

 

[conner01]

but we also don't have Denver's defense! And using all 12 picks on defense isn't going to change that.

It might begin the process though

 

[percyhoward]

• league's best offense
• average-at-best defense

Going back 50 years, how many Super Bowls have been won with this formula?

 

[StarBoyz83]

So try to win 45-44 every week.
It'd be entertaining.

Were not a superbowl team so let's at least make it entertaining!

 

[DandyDon1722]

I would have no problems drafting Elliott and spending the entire rest of the draft on defense.

Every single pick after EE.

 

[Vinnie2u]

This is another draft Zeke at #4 thread in disguise... We need a Zeke Zone.