Why Does Everyone Want A LB Early?! WASTED PICK!

[BFritz21]

(03-22-2018, 08:38 AM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Isn't your #1 most wanted draft pick a safety when we already have both starting safeties signed for the next 3 years?

I understand why people want a Linebacker early on. Brown and Burfict are on borrowed time for different reasons, Vigil looked like complete shit last year, Evans is a 2nd year 6th round pick who showed some promise but a lot of concerns as well and Rey who's, well...Rey...

I mean look at these ratings for God's sake:
https://imgur.com/p4Dk8hX

When Burfict isn't on the field (Something that's been happening more and more recently) our LBs are terrible. Can't cover the middle of the field, can't mirror RBs, get shredded by TEs. Shooting the wrong gaps in run defense. It's a travesty.

Because of Brown and Burfict, I don't think LB is a first round consideration at this point unless someone like Edmunds or Smith is there. Rashaan Evans, in my opinion, would be a last resort pick if Price, Daniels, Hernandez and Wynn were all gone by 21, but really shouldn't be considered unless we are incapable of upgrading our interior OL with that pick.

Good point about me wanting a safety except James would be a VERY BIG upgrade from what we have, whereas taking a backer could leave that backer as the third-best backer on the team.