Quote:I wouldnt say the foundation is in place for the future. We still have many holes. Defense is terrible. We have 2 maybe 3 good players on defense. Offensive line is bad. No depth. Mind you, we still have these holes going into year 4, foundation, far from it.

You do understand that no roster is ever chalked full of pro bowlers at every position, right?  This isn't Madden, so I guess I can understand your confusion here.

 

The core of this team is built.  Depth is not considered the foundation.  It's depth. 

 

The offensive line isn't nearly as bad as it may have looked this year.  You have to actually put some thought into it to get my point, but when the best lineman on your roster goes on the IR, that has a ripple effect.  However, through that process, the team has probably identified long-term starting guards.  The Center position will probably wind up being addressed in free agency this year. We've addressed the skill positions, and the team is in good shape there for the foreseeable future.   Fix the line at Center, and bring in competition at LT to push Joeckel, and things should only get better on that side of the ball.

 

On defense, the team has some work to do, but there are core players who are absolutely part of the foundation of the rebuild already in place.  They've made it pretty clear that this is going to be a focus this off season.  No doubt, with the resources available, they're going to be able to plug most of those holes either through the draft or in free agency.

 

Every team has holes.  This team is in a unique position to address them this off season if the talent is available to do so. 

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