jahnyc Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Our depth seems very weak going into this season, more so than in recent years. The lack of depth impacts almost every position, including, in particular, O-line, WR, TE, and LB. I also see very few back-ups that are up and coming type players, so I am not sure we will see many jumps in player development over this season from that pool of players. This may be in part due to our salary cap situation in the offseason where we did not have the flexibility to sign any quality back-ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 No team in the NFL has any real depth with the salary cap as a constraint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahnyc Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 Maybe, but our depth is still worse than most, in my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Maybe, but our depth is still worse than most, in my view. i'm not so learned on 20+ other NFL teams to know that our depth is any better or worse than theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Maybe, but our depth is still worse than most, in my view. In your opinion: Who has better depth? Who has the best depth in the league? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 In your opinion: Who has better depth? Who has the best depth in the league? Seattle, Green Bay, Arizona, Denver, New England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 WR depth - Very Strong! DB depth - Very Strong! DL depth - Very Strong! RB depth - Very Strong! C,OT depth- Very Strong! Coaching depth- Very Strong! Injured/Suspended returns -Very Strong! You're certainly entitled to your opinion, jahync, but given Cap constraints, we're in a good position. IMO.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 WR depth - Very Strong! DB depth - Very Strong! DL depth - Very Strong! RB depth - Very Strong! C,OT depth- Very Strong! Coaching depth- Very Strong! Injured/Suspended returns -Very Strong! You're certainly entitled to your opinion, jahync, but given Cap constraints, we're in a good position. IMO.. WR depth is most certainly NOT very strong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 i'm not so learned on 20+ other NFL teams to know that our depth is any better or worse than theirs. its true. none of us are. my gut feels a little uneasy with a few of the moves. spots like not tendering hogan, the manny cut.... we do have depth at some positions though, and thats really all any team can claim. we are definitely seeing the transition towards a normal nfl roster (high paid stars, and not a lot of middle ground). not having a qb to pay (among a few other positions too) gave us a little more wiggle room in the middle of the roster the last few years when we were discussing whaley having assembled such a complete 53. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Seattle, Green Bay, Arizona, Denver, New England Who is the backup running back in Green Bay? Who is the starting running back in New England? Name the CB3/4 for any of these teams. Who's the backup WLB for Arizona? its true. none of us are. my gut feels a little uneasy with a few of the moves. spots like not tendering hogan, the manny cut.... we do have depth at some positions though, and thats really all any team can claim. we are definitely seeing the transition towards a normal nfl roster (high paid stars, and not a lot of middle ground). not having a qb to pay (among a few other positions too) gave us a little more wiggle room in the middle of the roster the last few years when we were discussing whaley having assembled such a complete 53. teams simply can't be "deep" at every position. they can only hope to be deep in the areas where they sustain injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Who is the backup running back in Green Bay? Who is the starting running back in New England? Name the CB3/4 for any of these teams. Who's the backup WLB for Arizona? Starks is the GB backup running back, you should know that. Blount is gonna thrive in NE in their power formation, double-TE approach. Denver, Arizona and Seattle have STACKED secondaries - their third corners would start on most teams. You got me, I don't know who the backup WLB in Arizona is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaNole3 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Maybe, but our depth is still worse than most, in my view.Please tell me the knowledge you have about other teams' 8th oline man 6th cb 4th ilb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 teams simply can't be "deep" at every position. they can only hope to be deep in the areas where they sustain injuries. its true, and i point i kind of made in my post. we could probably be deeper in a few more spots though, if gearing up for a deep playoff run this year. we made some choices along the way that were more long term cap oriented than maximizing 2016 wins (not a bad thing, just an acknowledgement). We also had a lot of guys getting their big deals which weeds out some of the middle we could count on. and of course having to bring in a vet instead of relying on the super cheap karlos and upgrading somewhere else slightly was another little move that hurts quality depth on a roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 (edited) Our depth seems very weak going into this season, more so than in recent years. The lack of depth impacts almost every position, including, in particular, O-line, WR, TE, and LB. I also see very few back-ups that are up and coming type players, so I am not sure we will see many jumps in player development over this season from that pool of players. This may be in part due to our salary cap situation in the offseason where we did not have the flexibility to sign any quality back-ups. If Patrick Lewis can backup the OL depth is actually pretty good. Don't take anything from the last preseason game. Our OL depth didn't even play, Henderson, Kouandjio, and Lewis. ILB I'm fine with. OLB I worry about. TE and WR are a concern. Edited September 2, 2016 by TheTruthHurts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Seattle, Green Bay, Arizona, Denver, New England Starks is the GB backup running back, you should know that. Blount is gonna thrive in NE in their power formation, double-TE approach. Denver, Arizona and Seattle have STACKED secondaries - their third corners would start on most teams. You got me, I don't know who the backup WLB in Arizona is. Our secondary is pretty stacked too. Sorry, dont buy it that teams have that much better depth. I dont see it anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Starks is the GB backup running back, you should know that. Blount is gonna thrive in NE in their power formation, double-TE approach. Denver, Arizona and Seattle have STACKED secondaries - their third corners would start on most teams. You got me, I don't know who the backup WLB in Arizona is. I would add that Dion Lewis is NE's starting RB in pass formations, and his backup is James White. Couple of softballs to start with, but I'll confess that I don't know any other team's backups on defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I would add that Dion Lewis is NE's starting RB in pass formations, and his backup is James White. Couple of softballs to start with, but I'll confess that I don't know any other team's backups on defense. Lewis is still hurt and may not make it back this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 (edited) Agree, but you can kind of make the argument that depth is strong just not very good as a #2 or #3 WR WR depth is most certainly NOT very strong... Edited September 2, 2016 by Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I would add that Dion Lewis is NE's starting RB in pass formations, and his backup is James White. Couple of softballs to start with, but I'll confess that I don't know any other team's backups on defense. Not right now he isn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Bills Fan Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 sigh, some people are never happy, one person gets cut and all of a sudden the team stinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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