01-11-2017, 12:55 PM
I believe the priorities of the draft/offseason needs to be addressing the biggest holes first.
Yes, the OL struggled this year, but I have confidence that this year is just a fluke. Og and Fisher were drafted high for a reason and, hopefully, some more seasoning will pan out. Not to mention the available FA's and draft prospects have not much in terms of decent OL.
The LB corp is probably our weakest group and there is some hype in getting Foster in the draft. But I wonder how quickly could he adjust to NFL and how well will he work with Burfict?
Ultimately, I think given our current holes in the roster and the draft prospects/available FA's, I would go with a DE as top priority. MJ was awful this year and I think Billings could fill the DT spot vacated by Peko. The draft is full of franchise-like DE's like Williams from Alabama or Barnett out of Tennessee and there are some decent ones in FA like JPP. I think filling the hole at DE could help mitigate the holes at LB and DB better than if we tried to fill those holes through the draft or internally.
So I would go DE first in the draft. But if Mike Williams is there at number 9, I would take a hard look at him. Ultimately, getting someone like JPP and then drafting Mike Williams does sound very promising to another playoff run.
Yes, the OL struggled this year, but I have confidence that this year is just a fluke. Og and Fisher were drafted high for a reason and, hopefully, some more seasoning will pan out. Not to mention the available FA's and draft prospects have not much in terms of decent OL.
The LB corp is probably our weakest group and there is some hype in getting Foster in the draft. But I wonder how quickly could he adjust to NFL and how well will he work with Burfict?
Ultimately, I think given our current holes in the roster and the draft prospects/available FA's, I would go with a DE as top priority. MJ was awful this year and I think Billings could fill the DT spot vacated by Peko. The draft is full of franchise-like DE's like Williams from Alabama or Barnett out of Tennessee and there are some decent ones in FA like JPP. I think filling the hole at DE could help mitigate the holes at LB and DB better than if we tried to fill those holes through the draft or internally.
So I would go DE first in the draft. But if Mike Williams is there at number 9, I would take a hard look at him. Ultimately, getting someone like JPP and then drafting Mike Williams does sound very promising to another playoff run.
