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(03-16-2019, 11:11 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: I don't know. We seem to have several DT's next to Geno who you can plug in and they'll put up a low 70's PFF score which is great.

I don't really see that as a need. Now LB is a need.

UNLESS:

A ) We want to show some 3-4 looks.

B ) They're assessing some of the issues on defense stopping the run were at the DT position and not LB.

I kind of don't think there's as much of a need for big, plodding DT's. It's a passing league. I'd rather add fast LB's.

Isn't there kind of a domino effect?  Geno gets doubled.  If you have the immovable object at the NT, be it 3-4 0r 4-3, then maybe you have a lot fewer G's and C's coming at your LB's and suddenly they don't look as bad.  Then you combine that with the speedier LB's we will hopefully be putting out there this year and now you have a run defense. 

We were getting torched by the run and the pass.  When that happens, historically bad is about the only possible outcome.  You have to be able to stop at least one or the other.