Caldwell has been pretty good at trying to fill the marquee positions in the draft.

 

In 2013, he drafted a LT.

In 2014 he drafted a QB.

In 2015, he drafted a Pass rushing DE.  More on the LT and DE positions later.

 

As to the other positions?  Of the other positions Caldwell needed to fill through the draft, he has drafted

 

RB-T.J. Yeldon

WRx2-Lee, Robinson, Hurns (UDFA)

LG-Cann/Linder

C

RG-Cann/Linder

RT

DT-Bennett...?

LB-Telvin Smith

CB-Gratz, Colvin

SS-Cyprien

FS-Sample...?

 

Gratz and Cyprien look like disappointments/non answers.  Bennett was a 6th round pick last year and is not a starter.  Fowler blew out his knee lessthan an hour into minicamp.  So to answer your charge about not being able to stop Bobby Hoyer?

 

Under the circumstances, no it shouldn't have been a big surprise that this defense couldn't even stop a Bobby Hoyer, considering we had no pass rushing DE, arguably at best one CB, a star caliber LB in Smith that didn't play, our best DT was gone, etc.

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