The bfiner Mock (2021)

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(04-16-2021, 06:41 PM)J24 Wrote: 1.) Hendrickson, Wayne's, Larry OG, Auwzi, and Hilton are not improvements over Lawson, Jackson, Atkins, and Alexander.  At best its a draw at worst its a slight downgrade. 

2.) When Burrow was healthy the Defense gave up 2 games in the final minute(Philly & Cleveland) and in a third gave up a  21 point lead(Indy).

3.) The Defense was dead last in sacks and TFLs last season.

4.) In first 2 rounds  since 2016 we have only drafted two Defensive players.  That mean 80% of our 1st & 2nd RD picks have gone on offense.

Were a bad team that has a ton of holes in it there is no need to be picky on which sides need to be improved.

Hendrickson and Ogunjobi combined for 16 sacks last year.  Lawson and Atkins combined for 5.5.  I'm not really sure how you can bring up being dead last in sacks in sacks last year, then say our defensive FA's are a draw at best.  Similarly, WJIII was a huge part of those blown leads with his God awful play in the two minute drill.  

We've spent a lot of our early draft picks on offense, but we've also spent a ton of FA $'s on D the past two years.  Realistically, both G spots and X WR have worse starters than anyone penciled in on the starting defense.