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We've got Justin Hamilton under contract.
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ERFA, still have to tender him. About as close to being "under contract" as you may find but still.
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We're losing Allen Bailey, however, so we'll need to add a piece
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At least one. No other players on this list are really 3-4 DEs. Hamilton can slide out there in a pinch. I'd say you need 2.
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We've got a choice to make on Dee Ford coming up, but we'll likely keep him.
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If they don't, you end up with 2 players that haven't shown they can be starters and an aging Houston. Don't look good.
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So adding a player or two here is probably important, but now that Sutton is utilizing the top three correctly, we're pretty solid here.
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Whole lot of meh. I mean, I get it. If you can't significantly upgrade then it's mostly just a depth game. Still wouldn't preclude me from spending an early pick on the spot.
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This is obviously the biggest area of concern. We're going to need multiple investments at this position -- and not simply bottom of the roster stuff. Assuming we don't keep Steven Nelson, we're going to need to add a starter and depth.
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Agreed. Ward looks promising, but we've found out in the past with guys like Cooper and Gaines that promise isn't everything.
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Assuming this team does what it needs to do with Berry, which is force him to get surgery, then I don't think we need to make a single addition here. (That's obviously a big if at this point, and Berry could very well retire as well.)
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Lucas looks promising, but see above and he's an RFA which will require about a $2m tender or a new contract. Watts hasn't proven shit and Sorensen and Murray are mediocre when they are at their best and downright dog shit at their worst. Berry should be cut. You need to get at least one safety in the mix. It may be better that guy be an athletic FS.
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That puts us miles ahead of where we thought we were with this defense.
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I think you're grasping at straws trying to make chicken salad out of chicken shit. This defense still has huge holes that could get bigger depending on what they decide to do with Ford and Berry. You need to at least have starters at CB, DE, and FS, and you should have one at ILB.