Grant at LB?

saintswhodi · 08-17-2006, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by xan

Well, barring an acquisition of a run stuffing meatlocker DT and the fortuitous signings of quality LBs during the next round of cuts, how do you make this defense for DL/LB corps better?

This year, we can't. There's no help. On defense, we simply do not have the players. If we had ONE strong DT, just one, we could get by. But we don't. Simmons retiring hurt us big as well. Our LBs are decent, but no one is writing home about them. Our only two real playmakers are at DE, and a 3-4 with this personnel would completely neutralize them because who else would man the DE spot in a 3-4 for us every down? No one i'd trust. I dig what you are saying, believe me I do. But going to a 3-4 now would only make a bad defense worse cause we simply do not have the personnel for it. And trying to force it, when they have not practiced it once far as I know this off-season is even worse. Your points are valid, just not feasible, at this time. IMO.

08-17-2006, 10:48 AM	#21
saintswhodi 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 6,941	Originally Posted by xan Well, barring an acquisition of a run stuffing meatlocker DT and the fortuitous signings of quality LBs during the next round of cuts, how do you make this defense for DL/LB corps better? This year, we can't. There's no help. On defense, we simply do not have the players. If we had ONE strong DT, just one, we could get by. But we don't. Simmons retiring hurt us big as well. Our LBs are decent, but no one is writing home about them. Our only two real playmakers are at DE, and a 3-4 with this personnel would completely neutralize them because who else would man the DE spot in a 3-4 for us every down? No one i'd trust. I dig what you are saying, believe me I do. But going to a 3-4 now would only make a bad defense worse cause we simply do not have the personnel for it. And trying to force it, when they have not practiced it once far as I know this off-season is even worse. Your points are valid, just not feasible, at this time. IMO.