11-20-2020, 11:37 PM
(11-20-2020, 03:54 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Keith Rivers in the 1st, 2008 (9th overall, 1st LB chosen, and just 1 pick before Jerod Mayo)
Rey Maualuga in the 2nd, 2009
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Since then they have just been hitting the 3rd Round hard for LB (and failing).
Dontay Moch in 2011
Paul Dawson in 2015
Nick Vigil in 2016
Malik Jefferson in 2018
Germaine Pratt in 2019
Logan Wilson in 2020
(11-20-2020, 04:20 PM)TJHoushmandzadehs Shiny Shoes Wrote: They just don't draft D early.I forgot about Rivers. Totally my bad.
Just one first round and one second round pick on D in the last 6 drafts.
Since 1991 they've only twice gone D with their first two picks (1998 and 2005 - incidentally all LBers).
In contrast they've double dipped on O in 1995, 1996, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020
FWIW I think they need a stud pass-rusher.
It’s really not hard to understand that when you choose to not pick defensive talent early when you build through the draft that unit isn going to be very good. Until this year we never brought in quality FA either.
Maybe if they had this defensive guru who could scheme around there weaknesses and could manufacture pass rushes from almost nothing it would be different. Zimmer could do that with UDFA and one dimensional linebackers and some linemen off the streets. Ole Lou doesn’t seem to be doing it with tge Tony Browns of the NFL however.
100% agree they need a premium pass rusher.
