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Originally Posted by Beemnseven
But at what cost? Especially considering linebacker isn't a huge need?
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I will take heat for this (if anyone even pays attention to my post) but I have come around on this trade. I actually am starting to think LB is a huge need (and Willis is a inside not an outside backer for those who want him, he could switch but who knows how that would go). I was just thinking of all the times that teams ran right at Warrick Holdman last year (and the year before) and he just got smoked. Obviously McIntosh wasn't all that much better or he would have been in there. I think having Briggs would actually go a long way towards shoring up the run D and would certainly be a lot more helpful that having Laundry. The issue is the cap hit more than anything else.
Here is the dream scenario, which will never happen, but we could dream.
Lance Briggs
#31 Pick
#37 Pick (which we traded to NYJ to move up and get McIntosh and Bears got for T. Jones)
for
Rocky McIntosh
#6 Pick
Then we could give up on Rocky, upgrade tremendously at WLB, and actually not lose anything because we would get the pick back that was given up to get McIntosh. Plus, we could get a DT or DE at #31. Think about this too, if you say WLB isn't a huge need, then why would you say DT is a huge need? Didn't Golston outperform McIntosh last year? Despite Rocky being a higher pick, wouldn't that make LB more imperative than DT? Marshall is ok as a #2, but no where near the player that Briggs is. Anyone ever consider that Briggs playing next to Urlacher actually made Urlacher better? Everyone loves that guy, but Briggs is a player pure and simple. I don't think this would be a bad move (depending upon the particulars) and have really come around on the idea.