A reminder of why we need to be patient.

[BFritz21]

(05-11-2022, 11:47 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Last year we did not acquire B.J. Hill until August 30, less than 2 weeks before opening day.

In 2012 we did not sign Wallace Gilberry until after the second game of the season.  He ended up with 6.5 sacks in just 14 games.

In 2010 we traded for Reggie Nelson a week before opening day.

Nelson had, at best, an average year in 2010:

-fewest total tackles in a 16 game season.

-tied for least number of sacks.

-only two seasons with less passes defensed when he played 16 games.

Horrible example.

Also, some of us want a center more than anything, and it is a lot easier to pick-up a team's defense than it is to learn a team's blocking scheme, especially if it's something foreign to them (i.e. zone blocking scheme vs man blocking scheme).