10-22-2021, 01:51 PM
(10-22-2021, 09:54 AM)fredtoast Wrote: NFL teams take all of that into consideration when valuing players on the free agent market. And based on their value they are all high quality players.Sure!
(10-22-2021, 10:06 AM)fredtoast Wrote:2008- Chris Crocker, Odom, Brandon Johnson
In 6 years we signed two high priced free agents for his defense. One of them (Antwan Odom) only started 17 games over three seasons. Notice that I did not include Waynes on our current list of big name free agents). The other (Nate Clements) was 32 and on his last legs.
All the rest were scrape heap projects.
We only used 2 first round picks on defense while he was here and they were not exactly super stars (Keith Rivers, Dre Kirkpatrick)
2009- Roy Williams, Tank Johnson
2010- Adam Jones, Reggie Nelson (trade)
2011-Thomas Howard, Manny Lawson, Nate Clements
2012- Terrance Newman, Wallace Gilberry
I said 1st and 2nd Rd picks and the only year where we didn't draft a defensive player in either RD under Zimmer was 2011.
(10-22-2021, 10:08 AM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: You're thinking of 2018 with Teryl Austin.
Our D was never that bad in 2019.
Go look at 2019 again that defense was atrocious during weeks 2-9.
