I don't think our D players are nearly as good as some of us thought.

Peters, for instance is NOT a press man CB; he's a cover corner and needs to play "off".
Suh, I don't know. I see an above average NFL DT at this point in his career, but not much more. Certainly vastly overpaid.
Brockers is better than he's given credit for, but he's not an elite player. Just look at the stats for a 3-4 DE and he's in the top tier.
Joyner is average at best as a FS. He has good but not great speed, but his small size is a disadvantage.
Our ILBs are too light if we don't have a NT that can control 2 gaps.

Fowler was a definite upgrade, although he's nowhere near elite. Ekuban is really just a good reserve/borderline starter quality OLB.

I think we'll see some changes next year.

1) Joyner gone and replaced by John Johnson at FS.
2) Barron moves back to SS.
3) Suh gone and a big true 2 gap NT is brought in.
4) A good solid run stopping and zone covering ILB with some sand in his pants is brought in.
5) We need to keep Fowler at the right price and go get a good pass rush OLB.
6) Franklin-Meyers will be a starter next year at DE.

Bottom line: Wade is going to have to scheme his pants off in the playoffs. He's certainly capable.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/11/2019 04:12AM by RockRam.