04-27-2020, 02:20 AM
(04-26-2020, 04:58 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: They did. Johnson, Cordasco, Adeniji, Su'a-Filo, and Knipfel are all new to the team. Not to mention that we'll finally be unveiling Jonah Williams at LT, and I think that many will be shocked at what a year of development and maturity will do to boost Michael Jordan's level of play. (Many people forget that he was only 20 y/o last season)
The way I see it, there are potentially 3 spots up for grabs on open competition, and about 8 guys to fight it out for those 3 spots. That is pretty far from "sitting on their hands" as far as bringing in OL help.
But, I'm with you, as far as the defense. What they have done to overhaul that defensive roster this offseason and draft class is far beyond anything I could have envisioned them to do.
It's still a process. The shopping list was a long one this year. The defense got a full overhaul in the linebacking group and the secondary, on top of the highest paid NT in the league. That's a lot of work for any team in terms of talent acquisition, much less one that has always been so averse to big changes.
That's not even mentioning being able to add what everyone sees as the quarterback of the next era plus a first round talent for him to develop with at WR.
If the guys they have now don't work out this year, then they can spend some draft capital on the o-lone next offseason. With any luck, a couple of younger guys like Jordan and maybe Fred Johnson will develop into guys you want rather than guys you want to replace. With the work done in the last few months, they can spend next year fixing a lingering problem area.
