[davy]

Originally Posted by skinsnut

Ok, now that the glorious honeymoon period is over (most are still on high proof kool aid, including me)
I'd like to discuss what I think may have been a mistake that cost us a SuperBowl.

No one mid year last year expected us to contend this year, including Adam Peters, so he basically gutted our defensive line, arguably the strength of our team.

Why did we not get to the superbowl? Defense, particularly the inability to stop the run. And what are we doing now? We are now considering trading future draft picks and tremendous cap space to replace what was once our strength. What if we had kept our 4 #1 draft pick line alone? Would we have been more likely to beat Philly in the NFC championship and moving forward?

I also wonder if we would have used last years draft to draft another needed talent like cb or wr or OT vs Newton. These roles were filled instead by trading away draft picks for older expensive banged up vets (cb/wr).

I mean I am not opposed to older vets, but trading away draft picks when you dont have to is risky. There are a lot if cb and wr available now without giving up picks.

I do think it is kinda funny that our greatest strength , DLine, is now such an urgent need. It didnt have to be that way. The argument was to stockpile draft picks, but now we are trading them all away instead of using them to draft wisely.

Not sure what you are referring to here.

Young and Sweat were traded before he got here, the other 2 guys he kept and added to with Newton.