Quote:They drafted Rashaad Greene and brought in Bryan Walters. Maybe they could have done more but you don't expect a guy like Lee to be hurt as much as he has been. They also had Tandon Doss, and who knew he'd be such a turd?


As for the LEO spot, you expect much when you get a guy with the #3 overall pick. His going down so early for the year caught everyone by surprise, but there's not a whole lot of options. By round three of the draft there are virtually no legit pass rushers left, and good pass rushers in free agency are hard to find. Like Quarterback and Left Tackle, it's not easy finding a top level pass rusher. You go into the draft thinking you'll have a healthy and productive Fowler, Clemons and Branch with guys like Ryan Davis and Chris Smith waiting in the wings, and a prize free agent in Odrick and a former first round pick in Alualu at the opposite DE spot, and you feel you're ok there. But that's how quick things can change in the NFL.

Yeah, the injury to Fowler was a fluke but who would have expected Branch to go down with Clem not a 100% (although he is still pretty solid)?


Don't forget Benn was a guy they had hopes for. I'm still upset about his injury because I really thought they found a diamond in the rough with him. He was basically a Robinson clone. This team is just in a bout of bad luck this year. I think we will see how strong the overall roster is rather than front line guys.

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