Quote:Well, if you consider that a 3-13 team would have numerous holes to fill, are more new starters necessarily a bad thing?

 

There are legitimate holes minimally at RB, and FS, a potential hole at DT where Marks is because of his rehab from an ACL.

 

Considering Clemons is 34, I'm not sure if we can count on him generating another 9 sacks this year.  That could be considered a hole.

 

Gratz could also be considered a liability from last year.

 

Shorts?

 

I guess my question to you and FBT would be how many new starters would be too many, in your eyes?

I don't have a number in mind to be quite honest.  My expectation is that we're going to see  a lot of competition at a lot of positions this year, and many of those spots are going to put young incumbents up against either free agents we went out and signed, or another young guy we drafted.  If that means we're going to see 5-7 or more new starters, so be it.  It's ultimately about getting better.  How that takes shape is irrelevant to me. 

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