04-20-2024, 12:13 AM
(04-19-2024, 10:13 PM)Whatever Wrote: So, in '20, our 1st and 2nd rounders were Burrow and Higgins, but we drafted Logan Wilson in the third and spent four picks on D, versus three on offense. Though this is kinda moot because all of those rookie deals are no longer in effect.
In '21, our first two picks were Chase and Carman, but the 3rd was spent on Ossai. The picks were balanced, overall, with 5 on Offense, 4 on Defense, and 1 on a specialist.
In '22 our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd were all spent on D, and 5 of our 6 picks were also on defense.
Last year, our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd were all spent on D again, with 4 picks overall going to D and 3 to the Offense, with one specialist.
So, going from the time frame you're talking about, when talking about our premium picks (Day 1 and Day 2 picks), the D has gotten 8 to the Offense's 4, doubling that number, and overall, the defense has gotten 17 draft picks to 12 for the offense.
Going by a more practical timeframe by using the players still on rookie deals, it's even more lopsided, with the defense getting 7 premium picks compared to 2 for the offense and the D getting 13 picks to the Offense's 8.
They've let starters leave on offense, as well, like Reiff, Uzomah, Hurst, Collins, Mixon, Boyd, etc , etc. Looking at this year, they signed two starters on Defense (Rankins and Stone) to multi-year deals, while the two starters they signed on offense (Brown and Gesicki) are on one year deals
Looking ahead, of the projected starters on offense, Higgins, Irwin, Gesicki, Brown, and Karras are all in contract years. That's 5 of 11 starters on Offense. Only Hill is in a contract year on D among projected starters. And yet people still want to spend our first and more premium draft capital beyond that on the defense.
You left out the most important part. The fact our defense gave up the second most yards in the league last year. And that was with our guys staying relatively healthy.
