Harrison and Barber

[Bigtinylittle]

Originally Posted by barrett

Regarding Wilson, does anyone think his best football is ahead of him?

As for another position "more desperately" needing help, you are nuts. We are Mediocre and Terrible at our safety spots. There is not a position on our roster that has been a bigger hole, and its been that way our entire existence.

As for your argument about ball-hawking/run stuffing etc... 3 of the 5 most valuable defensive players in the NFL are Safeties (polamalu, sanders, reed). They are far more valuable than any CB or 4-3 LB. Only a handful of pass rushers (ware and maybe harrison), come close to the impact of these 3 guys. DT probably is #3 in terms of importance, but they are the least likely defensive position to help next year (your own argument).

They NFL is a passing league these days and the impact of the MLB is greatly diminished. The FS is the new captain and leader of the NFL defense, and the best defenses show this. So if we can get a great FS or a Demarcus Ware type edge guy I am fine with either. No other defensive position has close to the impact though, and I don't see us going offense.

I just looked up last years draft and apparently there aren't many teams that consider free safety the most critical position in today's NFL. Kenny Phillips was the first safety picked, and he was only the 31st player picked. Picked ahead of him were 12 other defensive players, all at positions where we need help (DT,DE,LB) There were also 5 RB's picked before Phillips. In the second round there was only one safety drafted. As I said before, I'll be surprised if we go safety in the first.