Quote:Assuming we get a CB, DE, and a LB early in the draft.


I'm pretty sure we have enough picks to get a center and go BAP after that.


Are we built to win now or do I need to be cautious with my excitement?


Thoughts

 

The Defense got ignored with the exception of a piece here or there like getting a steal in the 5th round with Telvin Smith WOLB, nickel Cornerback (although now suspended for four games this season for drug abuse, was a steal due to him being injured falling so far in the draft) Aaron Colvin, (a lot of great steals on offense side too), but this is the draft that the GM is going to dedicate almost entirely to the defense (so he said publicly)

 

The team needed a FS for like almost a decade but signing Free Agent Gipson really addressed it in a way that Serigo Brown never could have done, but it wouldn't hurt to get another great safety (strong, and Free).  Many think that signing Prince simply solved the cornerback problem but he's only one guy signed to only one year (whom gets injured a lot) the team really needs another corner in this draft or DB in general in one of the top rounds 1st to 3rd if not all three?  The problem is they also have a veteran aging injured often MILB in Poz with no real depth at that position.  Then they had FA Skuta play SOLB about as good as Serigo had done FS meaning they really need to draft a LB bad maybe two MILB & SOLB (I'm thinking 1st or 2nd round for MILB where SOLB can go in the 4th to 6th round.   They had drafted Fowler Jr to fix their LEO problem but he tore his ACL & nobody really knows if he'll be a 100% at the start of the season .. some never play the way they did after such a serious injury & nobody even knows if he can play NFL at the same level he did college... so not signing a LEO in FA was a bit of a shock but many think that the first round might also be an edge rusher.. like Joey Bosa.

IMO

I can see the first round need being CB the most, Edge rusher 2nd, and MILB 3rd...so I'm shocked that an injured Myles Jack whom said might not be ready to play on week 1 is in every mock draft as going to the Jaguars.

I would've thought it would still be either Jalen Ramsey or Vernon Hargreaves III (the problem with them two is one is expected to go before pick 5 [which Jalen is really best as a FS], and Vernon isn't expected to go until after pick 10 by most which I doubt will happen), so either they trade down & get vernon & an extra pick or they look at need number two Joey Bosa (yet he too might not be there at #5) the next best DL is Buckner whom is really a DT but they signed Malik Jackson to play DT with injury happy Marks and NT Miller (yet if Buckner is there it might be hard to figure out if you go with the 6'7 1/2" freak of a DT) or do you go with need number 3 whom is rated the highest in Myles Jack ..

 

which is honestly why every mock draft has him there... because most of them assume Bosa & Ramsey wont be there and he's the next best athlete that meets need provided you feel that the injury can be overlooked.

 

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To sum it all up for people that don't want to read all that above...

No, the defense isn't done after this draft but the Offense is really close (needs LT & Center).

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