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01-15-2019, 09:02 AM | Topic Starter |
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Doesn't look like such a hard task to rebuild the defense now, does it.
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DL: We've got Jones under contract (and we should extend him ASAP). We've got Derrick Nnadi under contract. We've got Xavier Williams under contract. We've got Justin Hamilton under contract. We're losing Allen Bailey, however, so we'll need to add a piece. OLB: We've got a choice to make on Dee Ford coming up, but we'll likely keep him. We've got Justin Houston under contract. We've got Breeland Speaks under contract. We've got Tanoh Kpassagnon under contract. That's a pretty solid depth chart. Add a piece if the value is there but otherwise, we're set. ILB: We've got Anthony Hitchens under contract. We've got Dorian O'Daniel under contract. We've got Reggie Ragland under contract. Niemann is under contract as well, but meh. 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. CB: We've got Kendall Fuller under contract. We've got Charvarius Ward under contract. Tremon Smith is under contract as well, but meh. 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. S: We've got Eric Berry under contract (LET'S JUST ASSUME HE GETS SURGERY). We've got Daniel Sorensen under contract. We've got Armani Watts under contract. We've got Jordan Lucas under contract. We've got Eric Murray under contract. 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.) So we're looking at some additions in the front seven, and then some major investments at CB. That puts us miles ahead of where we thought we were with this defense. 2019 could, somehow, be even better than 2018 was. Which, considering it's going to be the last year we'll have Mahomes on his rookie contract, puts us exactly where we need to be. |
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01-15-2019, 09:10 AM | #2 |
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That OLB spot isn't something I'd call solid. Hopefully with an offseason Speaks is better, but I doubt Kpass is on the squad next season. He was a healthy scratch coming down the stretch.
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01-15-2019, 09:17 AM | #3 | |
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Again, I think we scoop up some talent if the value is there. But the priority #1, #2, and #3 needs to be beefing up the CB position, with some added emphasis on DL and ILB. |
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01-15-2019, 09:21 AM | #4 | |
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But Kpass isn't depth at all at this point. They don't even dress him when he's healthy at times. I think that shit has sailed. They need to address the DL, ILB and OLB spot this offseason. They don't need stars there, but a cheap deal for Shane Ray or someone like that at OLB would be nice for some insurance. |
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01-15-2019, 09:24 AM | #5 |
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Deone Buchannon would be a nice get at S/LB
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01-15-2019, 09:25 AM | #6 |
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Eli Harold is a somewhat under the radar guy that wouldn't be a bad idea at OLB.
Preston Smith would be a nice get but he's gonna get broke off. Za'Darius Smith is someone who would be awesome but he's getting paid too. |
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01-15-2019, 01:32 PM | #7 | |
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I really think Speaks will be a nice rusher next season.
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01-15-2019, 09:27 AM | #8 |
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I'm guessing 5 years 80 mil for Ford. That's not gonna be ideal.
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01-15-2019, 09:28 AM | #9 |
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This doesn't deserve its own thread buttttttttttttt
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01-15-2019, 09:54 AM | #10 |
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I wouldn't actually mind keeping Bailey around.
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01-15-2019, 10:23 AM | #11 |
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Nor would I but I think you'll run into the biggest problem with backloading contracts - the anchor point.
Allen Bailey's AAV over the life of his contract has been in excess of $6 million. Now for those 4 years, I don't think you've gotten $6 million/season in value. However, this season has undeniably been the best season of his career and he was paid $6 million in base salary ($8 million cap hit with his bonus). He's not going to take a pay-cut to stick around after having a career year, at least not without testing the market first. And the market is oversaturated with cap-dollars right now. Some team will probably give him a 3 yr/$28 million deal with a $10 million signing bonus and something like 4/6/8 million salaries. That's just what's gonna happen in an environment where cap dollars are going to spike. Now maybe his market doesn't come together and you can get him back here for 2/$12 or something like that, but it just doesn't seem likely to me and he's definitely not going to extend without hitting the market at that figure. Having a massive human being who will simply bull-rush guards if he's isolated is a pretty neat little wrinkle on this defense but I don't think it's something we can afford to pay for. That's why I think they should've been bulking K-Pass up to play with his hand on the ground.
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It's going to be like this every year. That's why I always thought the "Dorsey couldn't manage a cap" crowd was being unfair - the cap is difficult to navigate because agents and players know how much money is out there to be spent and do everything they can to ensure they get as big a cut of it as they can. Afterall, if we won't pay them, someone else will. It's just reality. Sometimes you gotta coach up cheap players or hide them with scheme. I'd say we have quite a few needs right this very minute and we still went 12-4. With a full allotment of picks and a slow accumulation of young depth under this regime, I think we're in a good situation to be even better next season than we are now.
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01-15-2019, 03:31 PM | #14 |
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I just don't thin Bailey is worth anywhere near the money. I like that he gets pressure occasionally and he's had some big plays this year but I don't think its repeatable, skilled play.
I genuinely think he's marginally above JAG and not worth the money he will get. |
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I think realistically you want to come out of this offseason with the following positions:
A starting defensive end to replace Bailey. Depth at the OLB spot. A starting ILB opposite of Hitchens. A starting CB opposite of Ward (who I think has starting material) and a depth CB. The safety position is the probably the hardest to determine. I think Sorenson should be cut because his talent doesn't match his contract. Berry is the wild card because of his injury and contract. If it were up to me....I'd look for another starter and a depth piece while cutting Sorenson and Berry. |
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