Quote:11 Defensive draft picks, out of 25 total. 6 of them have been in the 5th round, or later. It's obvious they've went Offensive heavy, early and often.

 

I have no doubts this coming FA and Draft will be very Defense heavy.

Exactly.

 

Taking these numbers at face value, let's do some quick math.

 

Less than half of all draft picks were defensive players.  Forty four percent (44%) to be exact.

 

Over half of that 11 (6 total or 54%) were taken in the 5th round or later.

 

Of the remaining 5 players or 46 percent of the defensive players taken in the 4th round or higher, THREE missed substantial time with injuries their first season (Colvin, Fowler, Sample).

 

This leaves two out of eleven total defensive players selected by this team in the 4th round or higher (18% of all defensive players selected; eight percent of all players selected) actually play for the bulk of their rookie seasons (Cyprien and Gratz).

 

Yet people wonder why we've had no impact players on defense?

 

The truth is out there.

 

Queue the X-Files theme.

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