Originally Posted by
birtikidis
technically you're right. except there is a trickle down effect with losing smith and troy...
Run D suffers since Aaron isn't there.
now you HAVE to move the safety up....
with troy that's not a big deal because he can get back faster than any safety in football...\
with carter it means you're in trouble.
now Ryan clark has more field to cover due to Carter not being able to get to his responsibility...
now you have Gay one on one more.
Ike does suffer.
he looked really bad last year.
but so did gay... and clark... and carter...
I've said this a million times... in a 3-4 you have to have, not one but TWO defensive lineman who can control the line of scrimmage. the DE is one of the most important positions in all of football due to this trickle down effect.
without smith the run d suffers big time. you are right the entire secondary did look bad last season which is why i want thomas or wilson!!
having carter in their instead of troy exposes ryan clark more than anyone else imo. i assume you are planning on drafting a cb in round 2 or 3 and taking pouncey in round 1 right? my concern is we dont replace willie gay and have a repeat performance of last season. our biggest need is in the secondary. it is true a great pass rush makes a average secondary better but why should we have to rely on the pass rush being there every single game? imo you need both
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