Originally posted by rtj03:
I agree with original post.
We need an impact starter or two. We do have a solid roster but that has only proved to make us competitive but not good enough to be the best. We had all the ammo to get an impact,starter but instead we have players that will contribute in 2-3 years when the guys we have now are done and proved not to be good enough to win Super Bowl.
We have the best team in the NFL. The seachickens have a huge stadium advantage we don't have. Opposing teams have to wear earplugs on offense. Pass blockers can't just drop into their stance they have to look back at the ball to see the snap. They can't get off on a snap count to drive block on the run. The seachickens can tee off on the rush and not have to worry about offsides because there is no snap count. This all makes a huge difference. Don't beleive me? The seachickens have lost 7 times as many games the last 2 years on the road as they have at home. 7 times.
Tell me you would trade rosters? Most of their starters would be back ups on our team. On D they would start no LB's , 3 in the DB and possibly 1-2 DL.
On offense none in the O-line, QB,TE or FB spots. They could start 1 WR, 1 RB. That's 5-7 of 22 starting positions they would take if the teams merged.
We have a solid roster? We have the best roster in the NFL. According to the draft charts it would have taken our 1st rd pick, both of our 2nd rd picks, our early 3rd rd pick and next years 1st rd pick to move up into the top ten if we could find a seller.Cleveland got the 9th pick in the draft, plus an early 4th rd pick and a 2015 1st rd pick that should be early as well to move from the 4th pick to the 9th pick.
If we don't go top ten then tell me who we could have moved up for and gotten an impact starter? Lay out the trade you believe we should have made to get this impact starter. Then tell us who you would draft and when to get the 2nd one as you stated an impact starter or two.
Ward should be our starting nickel CB. Martin might be our starting Center. Hyde will rotate in and be our short yardage back as well. Borland might start most of the year while we wait for Bowman to get back, who by the way is a huge impact starter we drafted in round 3 and had to wait a couple of years for him to develop. Probably should have packaged that pick with several others and moved up to get an impact player and not drafted Bowman, right?