I think we need a linebacker

[Shake n Blake]

(03-21-2018, 09:15 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Probably? Yeah, a great DC makes a huge difference and covers up a lot of flaws. A great one can turn Terence Newman and Chris Crocker into a top-5 defense, a lesser one is just a mess.


I wouldn't either. My post was never to argue for a LB in the 1st round. Just that 4-3 LB is a part of a championship team and they need to get better. Should probably spend a 4th or a 5th on LB this year, and will probably need to spend a higher pick next year with the 1-year nature of Brown's contract.

I'm all on board that the top 3 picks or so this year need to be 2 OL and 1 DT.

Well we're not all that far apart. 

Every player plays a role, and I doubt a team wins a chip with giant gaping holes at LB. It's just that when I look at championship squads, LB isn't usually the position where you say "that's why they won the chip". Especially with 4-3 teams. The Eagles had exceptional QB play, a beast run game, great blocking and maybe the best front 4 in football last year. Honestly, I didn't even know who their LB's were until this conversation. 

With our team, LB seems even more downplayed. You want solid players there, but I don't think a LB will ever be the difference between us winning a championship and not winning a playoff game. That's all I was trying to say.