09-10-2016, 11:59 PM
Not so much a closing statement as an observation at the end of the offseason: This team will suffer due to it's lack of depth on the d-line this year. If Atkins and Dunlap can't stay healthy all year, they're in big trouble.
It's confusing to me that they didn't address DT or DE early in the draft or even at the B and C levels of free agency. Allowing Gilberry to leave was a mistake IMO.
Don't get me wrong, our starters are quite good, but getting two straight healthy seasons out of them would be a major stroke of luck. After first string we have Pat Sims, a guy who stays hurt all year long and plays through it when he can. We have a UDFA from 2015 in Williams who is as raw as it gets. We have Clarke, who I pray to god can bring something in year 3, and then we have the big liability in Margus Hunt who is every bit as bad vs the run as he is unable to get to the quarterback.
Injuries obviously hurt them on the inside of the d-line, but I think the overall they could have done something more to solidify the group. Remember 2014 when MJ left for the Bucs? That's basically where we are if he or Dunlap go down this season, minus the solid vet in Gilberry.
It's confusing to me that they didn't address DT or DE early in the draft or even at the B and C levels of free agency. Allowing Gilberry to leave was a mistake IMO.
Don't get me wrong, our starters are quite good, but getting two straight healthy seasons out of them would be a major stroke of luck. After first string we have Pat Sims, a guy who stays hurt all year long and plays through it when he can. We have a UDFA from 2015 in Williams who is as raw as it gets. We have Clarke, who I pray to god can bring something in year 3, and then we have the big liability in Margus Hunt who is every bit as bad vs the run as he is unable to get to the quarterback.
Injuries obviously hurt them on the inside of the d-line, but I think the overall they could have done something more to solidify the group. Remember 2014 when MJ left for the Bucs? That's basically where we are if he or Dunlap go down this season, minus the solid vet in Gilberry.
