MNF: Baltimore at LA Rams

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17 hours ago, IDBillzFan said:

 

Who the hell takes the moment to take a shot at McD?

 

You should see a urologist about that problem you have of pissing all over your team.

Corrected. From posts recently not convinced he is cheering for team to win.

17 hours ago, OZBILLS said:

 

Should be 11-0

 

Strive for perfection

 

Only way to do that is if zebras are too. Too many calls with no film evidence problem existed to throw flag on.

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11 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

MNF reflections:

 

- When you spend on stars the thing that suffers is depth. You can see that at the moment with the Rams. They are starting guys who should be backups and have backups who should be practice squad players. 

 

 

Absolutely it is a zero sum game.  Front offices need to decide if the newest high priced toy is that much better especially when you pay that much the backup has less quality.

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10 hours ago, mannc said:

I’m not sure what your point is.  SF has devoted a ton of high picks to their D-line in the past four years, but until they got Bosa with the second overall pick and Garoppolo got healthy, it wasn’t really working out for them.  Plenty of other teams have gone bust by using a ton of draft capital on the D-line (Jets, Redskins).  It’s not necessarily a sure path to success just because one team has done it.  

McDermott is really good at finding DB talent and he hasn’t needed top 5 picks to do it.  That’s every bit as valid a way to build a top defense.  

If the Bills have a chance to draft the next Nick Bosa, should they?  Of course, but that’s going to be pretty unlikely, picking in the 20s.  It’s always nice to have a great edge rusher, but anyone watching the Bills this year knows that probably shouldn’t be their top priority come April.

 

I disagree, defensive line absolutely should be their top priority this April.  A solid offensive and defensive line are the keys to winning and mask a lot of deficiencies elsewhere.  SF has a great defensive line and maybe average to somewhat above average DBs, which is all you need.  John Lynch intentionally build SF's D-line as their strength and look at their defense.  IMO, it is foolish to chase after high end DB's that will want a ton of money; they'll never be able to play to the level of their contract, they can't the way the league favors the offense.  I'm all for McD finding more blue chip DB's since you still need them, it's just that they're not worth high end picks.  I believe a top defense (and offense) is built from the lines out.

 

As far as the Jets and Redskins, or any other team for that matter, you can spend high draft picks and/or a lot of draft capital reaching for DTs and DEs, yet have a sub par defense if you pick the wrong players.  You can spend a lot of draft capital and reach for a WR1, yet still have a crappy offense.  i believe the Jets have a couple of rookie D-linemen, so they may be in the same boat as Ed Oliver -- they need time to get used to NFL lines blocking them, which is a lot of difference than what they saw in college.