I think we need a linebacker

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(03-25-2018, 12:34 AM)PikesPeakUC Wrote: I'm in the camp of if one of Edmunds, Smith, or Evans happens to be there at 21, I'd like to take a long look at them.

I honestly don't even know at this point. The O-Line needs to get better, DT could use some help. LB needs someone because I doubt Brown will be around for more than a year. The secondary could use some bolstering, and we also possibly need another TE. That's a lot of needs.

We have a lot of holes.  There's no doubt we need a center.  Losing Bodine (whatever we thought of him) puts this at a critical level.   Johnson did not play as well as Bodine - none of his replacements are even adequate, so this is a critical need.

Then we have significant needs at right tackle, defensive tackle, defensive end and linebacker.   We really need a 3 down backer to go with Burfict.   The truth is that we have struggled at that position in the middle for a while now.  I think Brown is going to be an upgrade, which makes it less critical.  But he's on a one year contract.

I like Evans a lot, because I think he can play SAM or Mike and can stay in the game on 3rd down - long or short.   We haven't had that since Howard's brief tenure.

But it knocks out one of our bigger needs - and I think we can get Ragnow in the 2nd which knocks out 2.   I don't know that we're going to get more than two in the first 2 rounds this year just because the quality linebackers, tackles and centers will be gone after 46

So then I'm looking for the best two players who can take care of 2 of our more critical needs. 

For me that's Evans and Ragnow.

But it may be a moot point.   I don't think that McGlinchey or Evans will be there at 21 - especially Evans.

I see us taking the best defensive player available at 21 - like Hobson says.  That will not be a reason for rejoicing in my opinion.   If we don't get one of those two players, I'd feel much safer taking Price or Daniels and seeing what shakes out at 46.