Doesn't look like such a hard task to rebuild the defense now, does it.

Direckshun · 01-15-2019, 09:02 AM

In 2019:

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.

01-15-2019, 09:02 AM	Topic Starter
Direckshun __ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Springpatch Casino cash: $4373447	Doesn't look like such a hard task to rebuild the defense now, does it. In 2019: 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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