agreed
like other positions on the team, we have capable starters but questionable depth
that is partly why we have the so called december woes
every team suffers injuries, the problem is that our backups arent competitive and other teams exploit that
our GM needs to focus on upgrading the entire roster, not just pick the shiny toy in round 1
The good thing is that they are giving themselves a chance to develop young players now,
In the past they gave too many snaps to stopgap veterans that were either gone or too old the following seasons. Now they are playing Wilcox/Heath where in past years they would have stayed will Wil Allen at safety. This gives them a chance to develop players. Fred, Leary, Wilcox, Heath, TWilliams, Beasley, etc.. are getting valuable experience.
What's comical is that fans hate any young players that are not great immediately. Posters wanted to cut Leary early I the season because he made a few mistakes. Now they want to cut Heath. They figure Weems must suck because he is not playing. Etc., etc..
They can make great progress with the roster this offseason if somebody can just convince Jerry not to restructure/extend the contracts of Ware and Austin. They can afford as many as 4 top end YOUNG free agents with the savings from these 2 cuts and not re-signing Spencer/Hatcher.
This is why I'm concerned about Garrett being fired. Jerry needs somebody pushing him not to hang on to old players. I think Garrett and Stephen Jones want to move forward but constantly have to battlle with Jerry to make the difficult emotional decisions like cutting Ware. Jerry could make a big mess while a new HC is coming up to speed on all of these issues.
