(03-05-2022, 02:34 PM)I am Yoda Wrote:

(03-05-2022, 11:23 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: As a rule, I don't like trading up. I'm more of a "trade back" type of guy. With that said, there are a few ILB's that I probably would trade up for. I don't like either of our current starting ILB's. Wilson just isn't very good and Jack doesn't fit the scheme and it's very obvious. This is not a deep draft for 3-4 ILB's. If we were to trade up for a guy like Chad Muma, Damone Clark, Christian Harris or Troy Andersen, I wouldn't be opposed at all. I believe we gotta get one of these guys, since premier guys like Devin Lloyd and Nakobe Dean will be gone in round 1. After pass rushing DE/OLB, I believe this is by far, our most pressing defensive need. I

As far as what I'd be willing to give up, it depends on how the board plays out to that point. If some really good WR's and TE's are falling further than projected and we already drafted a good WR early on, I might be willing to part with a couple of day 3 picks. If not, it may be one day 3 pick and a current player. I'm really hoping we deal Myles Jack either before the draft or during. I like him as a person and believe he really needs to go to a 4-3 team to get him back on track and we need two starting ILB's who can actually cover opposing TE's.

I'm not sure of what it would look like.  But I think the system needs to be tweaked if we can't find a way to maximize Myles Jack.  He's too good a talent to send packing just because you're trying to run your system as  D Coordinator.  I've wondered how he would be as a box safety in some packages.  I know he's a little thick to be a safety.  But he covers ok.  And I'd love to see him freed up to lay the wood on people.  He's had years he's been very good for us.  They just tried to miscast him as a MLB.  Maybe just a fantasy football type pipe dream.  But if we draft a big thumping 3/4 ILB, there's still plenty for Myles to do.

His coverage ability is nowhere close to being what it used to be. He did have good years for us, but that was when he was a 4-3 OLB. You can't really change your system to benefit one player unless that player is truly elite. Jack was good, but even in his prime and it the right scheme, he wasn't elite. Why not get something for him and get players who will actually thrive in our current system?

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