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Originally Posted by Terpfan76
We need to draft o linemen in this draft and it appears this is a good year to do it as the pool looks pretty deep. Luck is the only "franchise" qb in this draft, at least based on tape. Ideally we get a top shelf lineman, perhaps a 3-4 DE or offensive lineman and then see what's available in the second round. If someone like Mallett or Locker has fallen, which is quite possible, take one, otherwise, add more linemen.
As for Haslett, you can't expect to have an elite 3-4 defense the first year you implement it, especially when your lacking in the personnel department. We have some of the pieces for it to work but we need to add either a stout end or a big nose tackle, another rush linebacker and for god's sake, can we draft a fricken FS? Then again, I wonder if Kevin Barnes might be able to take that spot. Either way, I feel that given more than one year and a healthy Laron Landry, the defense could turn into a monster.
While I understand we are all frustrated by two decades of continual sucking, the knee jerk reaction to fire Haslett is quite premature. Our defense gave up a lot of yards early and has to blitz constantly, but we forced a ton of turnovers and at least made up for the yardage by keeping the points allowed reasonable. The loss of Landry pretty much ruined the d not to mention the fact that our offense has been anemic at best for the majority of the season. With the additions of more 3-4 talent, we could turn into one of the leagues best. It just isn't going to happen over night.
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This draft is definitely weaker towards the top with offensive linemen.
Last year, at 4-12 our defense was still top 10-12, and one year later we are 28-31. There is definitely some to blame on the coordinator when we didnt lose a whole lot on defense.