(03-11-2022, 02:10 PM)Upper Wrote:

(03-11-2022, 01:56 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: I don't even look at DE/OLB's unless it's for depth. I get my starting pass rusher in the draft. I spend our money by getting a good veteran ILB and a #1 WR that we acquire in a trade.

I absolutely want more than just Allen, Hutch, and Chaisson rushing the passer next year. Especially since Hutch is tailor made to move down to the DL on clear pass downs. We could easily fit Allen, Hutch, and a third good pass rusher on the field a lot. I'm not opposed to that being another draftee, but we only have so many good picks and a ton of holes I don't think we will have the luxury of taking two good pass rushers.

I do to, but the guys you mentioned are gonna be very and would be starters on other teams. I doubt they'd sign here to be a backup. If we stick at #1, we have our starters in Allen and Hutchinson. This is a deep draft for pass rushers. I'd spend more than one pick on selecting pass rushers. We need depth. I don't like the idea of Hutchinson moving inside on passing downs at all. We have a ton of draft picks. We can afford to fill several needs, but I'm certainly not expecting to fill every need. 

I wouldn't use a draft pick on a RB, because there will be a ton of really good ones that go undrafted. The supply is twice as much as the demand. I also wouldn't waste a draft pick on a Safety. We drafted Cisco last season and whether we like it or not, Rayshawn Jenkins is sticking around for another season do to his ridiculous contract. Ford is a good backup. I would definitely fill one ILB position in free agency and the other via the draft. I believe we are fine at 3-4 DE and NT. So, I those positions don't need to be addressed in the draft. That leaves OG, OG/C, Swing Tackle, TE, 2 WR's, 2 OLB's, ILB and Nickle to be addressed in the draft and we currently have 12 picks. We can afford to double up at some positions and still have picks left over to trade up if we choose.

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(03-11-2022, 02:25 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(03-11-2022, 02:10 PM)Upper Wrote: I absolutely want more than just Allen, Hutch, and Chaisson rushing the passer next year. Especially since Hutch is tailor made to move down to the DL on clear pass downs. We could easily fit Allen, Hutch, and a third good pass rusher on the field a lot. I'm not opposed to that being another draftee, but we only have so many good picks and a ton of holes I don't think we will have the luxury of taking two good pass rushers.

We also have Smoot and Jordan Smith

Smoot is a pretty decent backup, but Smith was a mistake from the get go. I'm not counting on him to do anything.

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(03-11-2022, 02:28 PM)Upper Wrote: I meant EDGE rushers. Allen one one EDGE with something like Reddick on the other EDGE with Hutch and Smoot on each end of the DL would be extremely good.

Hutchinson needs to be an OLB in 3-4 sets and at DE in 4-3 sets to maximize his worth.

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