We needed the 3-tech, to begin with. We've created another hole at DE and need to add at least another two pressure players to the DL. One of which should have been added in the second round last year or acquired in the third via a trade down. We need another option at WIL who's capable of replacing Carter if he can't learn to cover wheel routes from RBs out of the backfield. We need to bring in a cover safety with both the range to get into position, who doesn't take the wrong first step, and who's actually capable of making a play when he gets where he needs to be. We need a 4th CB capable of playing press/man so that we're not reduced to playing zone defense with zero pressure again if Caliborne or Carr or Scandrick get hurt. Carr needs to learn how to cover on trailing routes across the field or he's going to continue to get exploited there.
There's so much work to be done on defense this season, it's not even funny. But the S problem has existed for four years now, and we're just ignoring it. Demarcus Ware was a great player for a long, long time, but he was badly hobbled last year and unable to contribute when we needed him the second half of the year. Hatcher wore down. We lost the first two MLB options we had and were reduced to fielding players who could not cover. Heath was rangy and in position but could not make a play to save his life. Wilcox was rangy and looks to me like he's going to develop into a player eventually, but he wasn't where he was supposed to be too often. We had a lot of holes on defense, and what we saw most of last year was not what we wanted or expected to run when we made the move back to the 4-3.
