(04-04-2024, 03:39 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(04-04-2024, 03:16 PM)TTechJag85 Wrote: One thing that concerns me is by all accounts this defensive scheme seems to be very corner dependent… I do worry about our overall talent level at that position.. as already mentioned several times our best corner Tyson Campbell is still a question mark in terms of reliability.. with all the great receivers in our division this seems to be a major hole for us. 

I am aware this is a great receiver draft . And we still have a few good vets for a few more years at this position that this would seem to be a good time to take one and have him learn the ropes from a veteran room. 

I don’t know how our draft will shake out but I agree that our middle rounds need to be o line d line focused .

I guess I’m interested to see who our front office values in the mid first round as most immediate impact. 

My money is on corner 1st - receiver 2nd then hopefully trenches the rest of the way .

They have a mini camp in two weeks.

Whether or not the new staff believes Campbell is a viable candidate to play outside in this scheme that demands more man coverage will be quickly determined at that point IMO. 

That will affect draft decisions, but they could still get a corner even if they like Campbell there. Darby's deal isn't a long term one and nickel isn't exactly "solved" by Savage signing even if he's penciled in there. 

As far as the scheme being "corner dependent" I think Nielsen correctly pointed out that it is equally dependent upon pressure. The man coverage can't hold up consistently without it. Which is yet another reason why I have IDL as a chief concern. We have exactly one guy who gets pressure from the interior and he's old and somewhat hobbled. 
Need more.

I can’t argue with the logic.. I agree that both interior lines for us is full of older players and need upgrades.. I think corner is also a big need for us like you mentioned… it’s tough because I suppose we are  in  this predicament because of poor drafting .. in two years this roster will
Be bare but I’m sure Pederson and Balke arent worried about that… they need answers to win now and so we seem to have a lot of stopgap players who’s health and production have been up and down in recent years .

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