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BB's aim was to upgrade the Offense through the draft, and rebuild the DLine through cheap Free Agent veterans.
Albert Haynesworth, Shaun Ellis, Mark Anderson, Marcus Stroud (cut).
We drafted an OT, 2 RB, and a QB for the future.
Most fans were wondering why BB neglected the DLine so much.
Well it's obvious now. Lets be honest. Alot of our picks won't see alot of playing time in their first few years.
Mallet will be on the bench unless Brady is injured. We still have Volmer and re-signed Light, so unless one of them kick inside to Guard, Solder might sit for awhile. and both RB's are just part of the RB-by-Committee.
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BB's aim was to upgrade the Offense through the draft, and rebuild the DLine through cheap Free Agent veterans.
Albert Haynesworth, Shaun Ellis, Mark Anderson, Marcus Stroud (cut).
We drafted an OT, 2 RB, and a QB for the future.
Most fans were wondering why BB neglected the DLine so much.
Well it's obvious now. Lets be honest. Alot of our picks won't see alot of playing time in their first few years.
Mallet will be on the bench unless Brady is injured. We still have Volmer and re-signed Light, so unless one of them kick inside to Guard, Solder might sit for awhile. and both RB's are just part of the RB-by-Committee.
I'm sure he thought he would add in some vets through free agency. I don't think he had divine knowledge that players like Haynesworth and Ellis would become available though. This was just a case of BB being innovative and brilliant as the opportunities presented themselves. On paper thus far it's been one of his best offseasons so far.
Hindsight being 20/20, it was the right plan. Watt, Jordan, Sheard, Reed would all likely be benchwarmers for 2011. The defense is already young, it doesn't need to get younger.
Haynesworth and Ellis will be bigger improvements than any rookie even if they are relative disappointments.
I'm sure he thought he would add in some vets through free agency. I don't think he had divine knowledge that players like Haynesworth and Ellis would become available though. This was just a case of BB being innovative and brilliant as the opportunities presented themselves. On paper thus far it's been one of his best offseasons so far.
He probably didn't have specific players in mind, but he knew there would be Dlinemen on the FA market and wanted to scoop some of them up.
It's also made our Defense a lot tougher now. Haynesworth especially.
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It's just the reverse of most years. usually, after free agency, some folks here go apecrap, wailing away at how BB is doing nothing, blah blah blah, then he drafts guys.
This year it was the reverse. After the draft, he didn't address the pass rush or the need for a WR, wah wah wah, BB sucks, pats going 3-13, 6-10 if they are lucky. The he signs the guys he wants, and as Rose Ann Rose Anna Danna used to say, "Oh. Never mind."
No team has had a better record in the divisiion in 10 years, but still everyone is ready to jump overboard at a moment's notice.
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“When we look at the board, based on everything we want in a football player at that particular time, we evaluate them and take the player that fits best for our football team. That’s what we always do, and I think the last nine years we’ve put a pretty competitive team out there on the field every year. I think that’s how you do it – you get good football players. Sometimes they are not always at the No. 1 position, but I don’t think you pass up good football players to get the guys who aren’t as good just because they’re at a position that somebody feels you need.”
BB on his draft philosophy, April 2010
I'm sure he thought he would add in some vets through free agency. I don't think he had divine knowledge that players like Haynesworth and Ellis would become available though. This was just a case of BB being innovative and brilliant as the opportunities presented themselves. On paper thus far it's been one of his best offseasons so far.
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It's just the reverse of most years. usually, after free agency, some folks here go apecrap, wailing away at how BB is doing nothing, blah blah blah, then he drafts guys.
This year it was the reverse. After the draft, he didn't address the pass rush or the need for a WR, wah wah wah, BB sucks, pats going 3-13, 6-10 if they are lucky. The he signs the guys he wants, and as Rose Ann Rose Anna Danna used to say, "Oh. Never mind."
No team has had a better record in the divisiion in 10 years, but still everyone is ready to jump overboard at a moment's notice.
Pats will be fine.
Well..... we still lack a proven 34 OLB. Even in a 43, we could use a fast young edge rusher.
Sure Mike Wright and Shaun Ellis are good pass rushers on the Dline, but don't count on them to contain Mike Vick if we bump into the Eagles in the SB.
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BB's aim was to upgrade the Offense through the draft, and rebuild the DLine through cheap Free Agent veterans.
Albert Haynesworth, Shaun Ellis, Mark Anderson, Marcus Stroud (cut).
We drafted an OT, 2 RB, and a QB for the future.
Most fans were wondering why BB neglected the DLine so much.
Well it's obvious now. Lets be honest. Alot of our picks won't see alot of playing time in their first few years.
Mallet will be on the bench unless Brady is injured. We still have Volmer and re-signed Light, so unless one of them kick inside to Guard, Solder might sit for awhile. and both RB's are just part of the RB-by-Committee.
You think he passed up top shelf talent in the hopes of getting one year deals with a bunch of question marks on the defensive line?
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Well..... we still lack a proven 34 OLB. Even in a 43, we could use a fast young edge rusher.
Sure Mike Wright and Shaun Ellis are good pass rushers on the Dline, but don't count on them to contain Mike Vick if we bump into the Eagles in the SB.
I believe that's why we signed Mark Anderson. And this team will also be using more 40 fronts than before. So it's not a big concern to me.
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I'm sure he thought he would add in some vets through free agency. I don't think he had divine knowledge that players like Haynesworth and Ellis would become available though. This was just a case of BB being innovative and brilliant as the opportunities presented themselves. On paper thus far it's been one of his best offseasons so far.
Everyone knew that Haynesworth would be available on the cheap, it was obvious that the divorce proceedings were underway in Washington. And there were talks last year that 2010 could be Ellis' last in New York. He was a FA, so I don't think it took divine knowledge to think they could get them.
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Well..... we still lack a proven 34 OLB. Even in a 43, we could use a fast young edge rusher.
Sure Mike Wright and Shaun Ellis are good pass rushers on the Dline, but don't count on them to contain Mike Vick if we bump into the Eagles in the SB.
Mike Vick will never lead a team to the super bowl. So that shouldn't be a concern.
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