Quote:At some point you have to make decisions, who you keep, who you sign, what type of skill sets you go after.  There has to be some philosophy because you don't have an unlimited amount of cap space and 1st round picks.  

 

As far as getting "gashed', not quite.  Just be average, maybe even slightly below average.  If the opposing team is one-dimensional just load the box.  When they pass you harass the quarterback.  As far as the Colts and Hawks, they are in the playoffs consistently so I'm not calling either of these models as being unsuccessful.  

 

Having a defense as good as Seattle and maintaining it for an extended period of time is unrealistic.  I don't think our defense will ever be anywhere near that good.  And I don't care.  

 

Just give me touchdowns.

 

Our defense could get to that level if we suck for long enough.  That is basically what SF and SEA did.  They were horrible for so long and stockpiled a ton of top 15 talent in every draft.

 

Building a team to be smaller and quicker (which is basically what Prisco is saying) is a dumb move.  You draft studs like Pat Willis and Earl Thomas.  End of story.

 

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