Being Optimistic

[Joelist]

I would say we upgraded at DE, DT and CB across the board. We actually have depth with competent CB who are good in the zone scheme Lou favors now - hopefully this means we never see LeShaun Sims again. Hendrickson is IIMHO better than Lawson FOR US (I don’t care about PFF). He does not have the injury history and he finishes the play more often in pass rush. Ogunboji getting to play 3T is going to be a boon - even stuck out of position at NT he was pretty decent at generating inside pass rush - which we desperately lacked last season.

And Reiff is a pretty significant upgrade at RT.

This is part of why I am not crazy about PFF or a lot of “sports” websites - they don’t do the legwork of taking the player, breaking down what they do well and what they don’t and comparing it to the scheme their new team runs. Anyone remember when we traded for a player who the sports media said was a bust? Some guy named....Reggie Nelson. The real issue was he was not being used properly in a scheme that fit his strengths.