BennySwella
We need better LB's
I have been thinking a lot about what the team needs now that this draft is over. We certainly addressed some of the obvious holes but there are plenty of holes yet to fill (gentlemen, please no puns).
So I started to ask myself what needs to change in order for this team to truly change and start winning positively in the ways that I want to see them win, not just sneaking out meaningless victories.
1. Most important - QB - Since last season, we gut the fat in Tanne and Osweiler, and we made an improvement at the position, signing Fitz and trading for Rosen, Even if you like the 2 new QB's or not, the first step to making a great change, is changing in the first place, and that we did. Some are skeptical, some less, either way at this point in the season it is an improvement from last year.
2. Offensive Line - The reason for most of our offensive deficiencies come from how bad our offensive line is. I really dont think they have done enough to address this issue. Our O-line is way worse than our D-Line. Instead we have hung our hat on hoping Chris Grier and the scouts that have been unble to find us good olineman in that last 2 decades to somehow now handpick acorns to blossom into mighty oaks. I don't really think that udfa's are going to cut it . Hopefully I am wrong, and we start seeing a New England effect in that sense, which would indicate to me a true regime change as far as GM goes.
3. Linebackers - The defensive line has actually been addressed a lot this offseason, with the addition of Christian Wilkins, the Dline is improved. We still need 2 defensive ends but we have swords in the fire which could pan out. (Harris, the guy from the AFA). Linebacker on the other hand, is not talked about when we are clearly weak at linebacker. The only thing that unit has going for them is youth. We need hard hitting guys which is what we lack. We have a bunch of arm tacklers. Hopefully Flores sees this in person this season and makes some real changes next year.
So I started to ask myself what needs to change in order for this team to truly change and start winning positively in the ways that I want to see them win, not just sneaking out meaningless victories.
1. Most important - QB - Since last season, we gut the fat in Tanne and Osweiler, and we made an improvement at the position, signing Fitz and trading for Rosen, Even if you like the 2 new QB's or not, the first step to making a great change, is changing in the first place, and that we did. Some are skeptical, some less, either way at this point in the season it is an improvement from last year.
2. Offensive Line - The reason for most of our offensive deficiencies come from how bad our offensive line is. I really dont think they have done enough to address this issue. Our O-line is way worse than our D-Line. Instead we have hung our hat on hoping Chris Grier and the scouts that have been unble to find us good olineman in that last 2 decades to somehow now handpick acorns to blossom into mighty oaks. I don't really think that udfa's are going to cut it . Hopefully I am wrong, and we start seeing a New England effect in that sense, which would indicate to me a true regime change as far as GM goes.
3. Linebackers - The defensive line has actually been addressed a lot this offseason, with the addition of Christian Wilkins, the Dline is improved. We still need 2 defensive ends but we have swords in the fire which could pan out. (Harris, the guy from the AFA). Linebacker on the other hand, is not talked about when we are clearly weak at linebacker. The only thing that unit has going for them is youth. We need hard hitting guys which is what we lack. We have a bunch of arm tacklers. Hopefully Flores sees this in person this season and makes some real changes next year.
