I think we need a linebacker

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(03-21-2018, 01:48 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: This probably won't be a popular opinion, but I don't think a 4-3 LB is a championship piece. D-line and secondary have always been the key pieces to this defense. Burfict is a transcendent talent, and that's why he makes an impact, but LB's that can impact this defense like that are incredibly rare. IMO, we're better off building up this o-line and running it down team's throats.

Carson Wentz and Nick Foles got all the hype for the Eagles, but they were quietly 3rd in rush yards and 4th in yards per carry. They also quietly ran for 164 yards in the SB.

Seems to me that the better your DLine is, the better your LB's will be at run stopping.   If it takes a first round DT to do that, so be it.

Our biggest defensive need, imo, is someone, be it a S or a Nickle backer,  who can stop the easy completions in the middle of the field and to backs out of the backfield.   I would spend a first round pick on a guy who can do that, be it S or LB.  If we ever find such a guy, our defense would immediately be better.   And it would be icing on the cake if that guy has a knack for creating turnovers.