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Originally Posted by OldSchool
Kendricks looks great at times and terrible at others because of the angles that he takes. His arms are also too short for him to effectively shed blockers. I'd wait a year to draft his teammate, Myles Jack or someone else. The ILB talent just isn't anything to get excited over in the 2015 draft. It'll be better to spend the draft picks elsewhere at positions that are stronger in the draft instead of reaching for a weak position.
If you want a thumper who can stop the run, Foster and Spikes will be available in 2015 in FA. Want a coverage LB who is a bit below average in run support but great in coverage? KJ Wright will be available out of Seattle. There are pieces to be had in FA that should help hold us over until a stronger ILB class is available in 2016.
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Dorsey's going to build the corps through the draft. You know it, I know it, we just aren't going to drop big money on free agency, which means not landing legitimate starter level talent at areas of intense need, like ILB/MLB right now.
Now, if I'm not mistaken, Jack is not a signal caller type. While he's pretty solid all over the field, he's not your Ray Lewis, Urlacher, DJ type to really harness the defensive adjustments, and I believe Kendricks might actually be the ONLY guy from this class that can do that. Sometimes you have to forego a little talent to build the "right" personnel, and simply having one solid pass coverage ILB and one thumper isn't the "right" way to do things if that pass coverage guy can't command the defensive unit, that's kind of the "biggest" deal for an ILB/MLB at the NFL level.
Furthermore, if Dorsey's even REMOTELY planning a mass exodus of long time starters with age/questionable health on this team, you know damned well he's not going to overload Free Agency pickups that could potentially offset the compensatory selection process.
I'd bet dollars against pennies right now that we're going to see a big time defensive+Oline draft in 2015, and it's going to bore the shit out of people, and people will cry about not drafting Jameis Winston, or X, Y, or Z receiver, but it'll be a smart move on Dorsey's part. Draft your depth/immediate starter needs, use the extra cap space to land a WR in Free Agency, and continue to rebuild from there. There's going to be a number of solid #2's and even a couple aging #1's available in 2015, so I'm banking on our first three rounds being some combination of Oline, DB, LB.