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Originally Posted by Bigtinylittle
To me, safety is not one of our top problems. They are:
3. Lack of time for QB to get the ball off.
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i could buy the first two, but this is ridiculous because our passing game was like the only thing that was close to consistent. 22 sacks is dandy and like 5th(?) lowest in the league to boot. i'm fine with that, i'm just sick of seeing an insurance company behind our LBs. you pay 'em a lot, but they just don't cover it all.
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I believe that if we had played with an all-pro free safety all sixteen games last year, we would have still finished with about the same record or maybe a little better.
If we would have played with an-all pro left tackle instead of that free safety, I think we would have definately have made the playoffs.
If we would have played with an all-pro weakside DE with Mario on the strong side, I think we would have definately made the playoffs.
If we would have played with an all-pro halfback we would definately made the playoffs.
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if one player would have made the difference, then one player would have made the difference. you can't just pick and choose and assume what would've happened and act like it's a reason for anything. besides, seeing as how our backfield was a joke last year a probowl caliber player being inserted would've made more of a difference than upgrading over salaam who played valiantly and gave it all every time.
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Sure, having an all-pro free safety would be nice, but safety is not one of the priority positions in the draft. You can't have an all-pro at every position. This year, eight offensive tackles were picked in the first round. How many safeties were picked in the first round?
Think about it.
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1 safety. as in, 1 playmaker/high-round pick/above average safety would give us a playmaker at every level of defense. the d'line has a couple, we've got demeco in the middle, corners are both potential playmakers, and a playmaking safety would round it into an all around assault. i see plenty of room for role players on the line, OLBs and the other safety.
according to NFL.com we were 19th against the run, 25th against the pass. about 20th in sacks, last in interceptions but top 10 or so in forcing, recovering and scoring on fumbles. even though numbers are a general indication they certainly don't lie. i remember points where the D locked down running games for short stretches, but never was able to keep passes out of reciever's hands. a LT/RB (which we got in the draft and free agency) won't help any of those numbers, a DE will help the sacks and the run game and maybe even the pass if the
the whole line plays really well but certainly wouldn't have an impact on the pass and interceptions the way a safety would.
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Originally Posted by Vinny
if we can't stop the run, none of that stuff matters. Stopping the run puts teams in obvious passing situations since it is hard to stay in 2nd (or 3rd) and short and play good defense overall. Okoye was disappointing vs the run last year and has to prove he is a 3 down lineman this season. This will go a long way towards us being a better team defensively.
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do you think okam plays for okoye during running situations or just when okoye gets tired? or neither?