DanA
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----------------------------------LDE: Lawrence---3T: Irving---1T: Collins----RDE: Taco----------------------
RCB: Awuzie-----SCB: Lewis---------------------------------------------------------------------------LCB: Jones
------------------------------------------MIKE: Smith----------------------WILL: Lee-----------------------------------
---------------------------------------SS: Fraizer-------------------------------------FS: Heath--------------------------
D-line cover: Crawford, Price, Tapper, Ash, Gregory?
LB cover: Thomas, Wilson
DB cover: Woods, Brown, Thomas, White
Overall I think the defense is shaping up to be the best unit we've had in years. The depth needs to be filled out and ideally, we get a couple of starters in weak areas but I am a lot more bullish about the defense.
D-line: To me it's easily the best D-line we've had in awhile. Lawrence has become a star, Irving could very well join him this time next year and the RDE is at least solid with Crawford and I think Taco is going to be pretty similar. Who knows what's happening with Gregory and Tapper but they've flashed talent when on the field.
LB: Lee is a stud, and while Jaylen struggled, he got better giving me optimism towards him next season. Thomas can play a bit in coverage, but we really do need to add a couple of guys, one that's capable of starting immediately, another that can contribute on ST. I'd love an early and mid-round LB added to the mix.
DB: I think the corner options are fantastic and if Byron becomes an outside corner then we've got a good mix of size and speed. The safety talent is less good, I like Fraizer as a box safety, I'm good with Heath as a high safety and Woods as a nickel safety individually but they're 6/10 options. I'd really like to add a playmaker in the safety position that plays more like a Lee or Lawrence. It could be a high safety like Earl Thomas, or a box safety like Derwin James, Terrell Edmunds or Ronnie Harrison. I don't like the high safety options in the draft.
To me with the right additions in the draft we're on our way to having the best defense we've had in years. We've got a couple of stars in Lawrence and Lee. Some really promising developing talent in Awuzie, Lewis, and J.Smith. And some really solid role players in Heath, Crawford, M.Collins and B.Jones. We should be a good defense next season if we draft well and the coaches do their job.
RCB: Awuzie-----SCB: Lewis---------------------------------------------------------------------------LCB: Jones
------------------------------------------MIKE: Smith----------------------WILL: Lee-----------------------------------
---------------------------------------SS: Fraizer-------------------------------------FS: Heath--------------------------
D-line cover: Crawford, Price, Tapper, Ash, Gregory?
LB cover: Thomas, Wilson
DB cover: Woods, Brown, Thomas, White
Overall I think the defense is shaping up to be the best unit we've had in years. The depth needs to be filled out and ideally, we get a couple of starters in weak areas but I am a lot more bullish about the defense.
D-line: To me it's easily the best D-line we've had in awhile. Lawrence has become a star, Irving could very well join him this time next year and the RDE is at least solid with Crawford and I think Taco is going to be pretty similar. Who knows what's happening with Gregory and Tapper but they've flashed talent when on the field.
LB: Lee is a stud, and while Jaylen struggled, he got better giving me optimism towards him next season. Thomas can play a bit in coverage, but we really do need to add a couple of guys, one that's capable of starting immediately, another that can contribute on ST. I'd love an early and mid-round LB added to the mix.
DB: I think the corner options are fantastic and if Byron becomes an outside corner then we've got a good mix of size and speed. The safety talent is less good, I like Fraizer as a box safety, I'm good with Heath as a high safety and Woods as a nickel safety individually but they're 6/10 options. I'd really like to add a playmaker in the safety position that plays more like a Lee or Lawrence. It could be a high safety like Earl Thomas, or a box safety like Derwin James, Terrell Edmunds or Ronnie Harrison. I don't like the high safety options in the draft.
To me with the right additions in the draft we're on our way to having the best defense we've had in years. We've got a couple of stars in Lawrence and Lee. Some really promising developing talent in Awuzie, Lewis, and J.Smith. And some really solid role players in Heath, Crawford, M.Collins and B.Jones. We should be a good defense next season if we draft well and the coaches do their job.
