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Son Of Man · 03-01-2009, 12:14 PM

There were no marquee/young LB's or OT;s available that would have justified the money it would have cost to sign them (and I don't wanna hear about Boley, he's underwhelming). The FO just gave us arguably the most dominate DL force in the NFL today which should improve everyone's play on the Defense by destroying opposing offenses lines and occupying blockers allonging our LB's to make plays. JT will alternate between DE and LB meaning or LB rotation should be; Fletcher (MLB) with Blades at MLB/SLB, McIntosh at WLB/SLB, JT at WLB, Fincher and Campbell rotating. With the acquistion of a LB through the draft (Maualuaga for instance) we will look golden.

As far as the O line, we just got 8 years younger at LG. We have Rhinehart, for depth, with a year under his belt (we'll see what he brings) and returning veterans at all the other positions. Heyer and Jansen will compete for the RT position and the FO will look to see if there is a worthwhile sucessor to Samuels to pick up in the draft. The only sure bet LT prospects will be long gone (J. Smith and E. Monroe) by the 13th pick. I have serious reservations, as do the majority of analysts I've heard, about Oher and A. Smith so the FO may be unwilling to invest alot of money in them when there will be sure fire prospects at other positions. Trading back is always an option but requires a willing partner, so let's not bet on that. If we stay at 13 we can take the teams highest rated LB out of USC and draft OL in the 3rd round.

We weren't going to fix all of our problems in one offseason. That being said, we definately secured a core from which to continue building on defense. Our offensive acquisitions from last offseason only need to make good on their promise, JC needs to keep growing, and I see alot of good things for our beloved team next year.

PS- I love Maualuaga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

03-01-2009, 12:14 PM	#17
Son Of Man Impact Rookie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ellicott City, MD Posts: 643	Re: Room for disappointment in FA? There were no marquee/young LB's or OT;s available that would have justified the money it would have cost to sign them (and I don't wanna hear about Boley, he's underwhelming). The FO just gave us arguably the most dominate DL force in the NFL today which should improve everyone's play on the Defense by destroying opposing offenses lines and occupying blockers allonging our LB's to make plays. JT will alternate between DE and LB meaning or LB rotation should be; Fletcher (MLB) with Blades at MLB/SLB, McIntosh at WLB/SLB, JT at WLB, Fincher and Campbell rotating. With the acquistion of a LB through the draft (Maualuaga for instance) we will look golden. As far as the O line, we just got 8 years younger at LG. We have Rhinehart, for depth, with a year under his belt (we'll see what he brings) and returning veterans at all the other positions. Heyer and Jansen will compete for the RT position and the FO will look to see if there is a worthwhile sucessor to Samuels to pick up in the draft. The only sure bet LT prospects will be long gone (J. Smith and E. Monroe) by the 13th pick. I have serious reservations, as do the majority of analysts I've heard, about Oher and A. Smith so the FO may be unwilling to invest alot of money in them when there will be sure fire prospects at other positions. Trading back is always an option but requires a willing partner, so let's not bet on that. If we stay at 13 we can take the teams highest rated LB out of USC and draft OL in the 3rd round. We weren't going to fix all of our problems in one offseason. That being said, we definately secured a core from which to continue building on defense. Our offensive acquisitions from last offseason only need to make good on their promise, JC needs to keep growing, and I see alot of good things for our beloved team next year. PS- I love Maualuaga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!