I don't think the secondary is a total overhaul at all.
AJ is still playing well and Harrison is good. Hayden is great in the nickel and Herndon is at least a serviceable backup.
I think DL is a strength, though a really good NT is definitely needed.
I think Chark is a future star at WR honestly, but probably need to upgrade the #2 and #3 spots.
LB is an issue for sure. OL is a mess but I think both Guard spots and Center are bigger issues than either OT.
RBs are really a dime a dozen if you have a good OL. Fix OL first and that position will come along.
And Tight End needs a Lewis type (block first, receive second) and we gotta see if Oliver can stay healthy and develop. I like James O's development so far honestly.
IMO QB and RB should be the last positions drafted on what is seeming like a certain rebuild on the horizon. Fix the OL first. Then NT. Then address back 7 of D. Then skill positions.
2021 is where we need to revisit QB and RB and probably add more to the DL and skill positions.
But yes. Fire everyone in the front office and coach staff because I trust none of them to make the right choices to get this process done with so many premium draft picks to get a quick turnaround done.
(12-03-2019, 10:38 AM)Upper Wrote: (12-02-2019, 10:15 PM)Newton Wrote: I think we have a better foundation than people give us credit for: Stud book end DEs, decent interior pash rush, pro bowl corner in Bouye, number 1 received developing in Chark, serviceable number 2 in Deedee, and potential rookie of the year QB if he had played all year. We need o-line and more o-line. Get that fixed and this team will look a hell of a lot better next year.
Out of the 22 starting positions, how many do you think are starting caliber on a super bowl aspiring level team? I think maybe like 5 or 6 with the potential to have a handful more if they develop properly. We still need like half of a starting lineup to start seriously competing for anything of value. That's a long way to go considering the embarrassingly huge amount of high picks and FA $$$ Dave has spent over the past 7 seasons.
AJ (#2 CB)
Yan
Allen
Harrison
Campbell (though his age is definitely showing, I still think he'd be rostered on a SB caliber team)
Chark (he's good, and has been getting good numbers from not good QB play. Any team would have him as a #2 and probably quite a few would take him as their #1)
After that.... it's slim pickings for sure... I wouldn't put a single one of our OL guys on a SB team with how they have played recently. I would suggest maybe Jack if he was playing WLB would probably be starting quality for a SB roster.... but that might be stretching it.
