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In the past 2 drafts BB has added a ton of talent to the defense:
- Chandler Jones, Dont's Hightower, Alfonzo Dennard and (emerging) Jamie Collins are starters, and extremely solid (despite the moans and groans about Hightower and some of his growing pains). Jones is a Pro Bowl caliber player, and Collins looks like he is an emerging star.
- Logan Ryan, Duron Harmon and Michael Buchanan are solid. Even though BB opted to bring in Andre Carter for more experience, Buchanan still has a bright future as a situational pass rusher, and maybe more.
That's 7 players including 4 starters - almost 1/3 of the defensive roster. Tavon Wilson and Jake Bequette have been disappointments, but that's still a ton of talent and a huge upgrade in athleticism and playmaking capability.
Imagine adding another 3+ players on defense of similar caliber:
- One of Trent Murphy, Ra'Shede Hageman or Stephon Tuitt
- Someone like Kyle Van Noy, Lamarcus Joyner or Kyle Fuller
- A late round pick or two like DeAndre Coleman, Zach Kerr Ronald Powell or Jonathan Dowling
Here's a game:
- Pick 1 day 1/2 defensive player and 2 day 3 defensive players that you would add to the defense to upgrade it to an "elite" squad.
- As an option, pick an additional day 2 prospect that we could draft if we traded Ryan Mallett.
Who would you pick?
My picks:
- Round 1: Trent Murphy, DE, Stanford (NFL DraftScout #34)
- Round 5-6: DeAndre Coleman, DT, Cal (NFL DraftScout #220)
- Round 6: Jonathan Dowling, DB, Western Kentucky (NFL DraftScout #268)
- Optional day 2 pick: Kyle Van Noy, OLB, BYU (NFL DraftScout #39)
- Chandler Jones, Dont's Hightower, Alfonzo Dennard and (emerging) Jamie Collins are starters, and extremely solid (despite the moans and groans about Hightower and some of his growing pains). Jones is a Pro Bowl caliber player, and Collins looks like he is an emerging star.
- Logan Ryan, Duron Harmon and Michael Buchanan are solid. Even though BB opted to bring in Andre Carter for more experience, Buchanan still has a bright future as a situational pass rusher, and maybe more.
That's 7 players including 4 starters - almost 1/3 of the defensive roster. Tavon Wilson and Jake Bequette have been disappointments, but that's still a ton of talent and a huge upgrade in athleticism and playmaking capability.
Imagine adding another 3+ players on defense of similar caliber:
- One of Trent Murphy, Ra'Shede Hageman or Stephon Tuitt
- Someone like Kyle Van Noy, Lamarcus Joyner or Kyle Fuller
- A late round pick or two like DeAndre Coleman, Zach Kerr Ronald Powell or Jonathan Dowling
Here's a game:
- Pick 1 day 1/2 defensive player and 2 day 3 defensive players that you would add to the defense to upgrade it to an "elite" squad.
- As an option, pick an additional day 2 prospect that we could draft if we traded Ryan Mallett.
Who would you pick?
My picks:
- Round 1: Trent Murphy, DE, Stanford (NFL DraftScout #34)
- Round 5-6: DeAndre Coleman, DT, Cal (NFL DraftScout #220)
- Round 6: Jonathan Dowling, DB, Western Kentucky (NFL DraftScout #268)
- Optional day 2 pick: Kyle Van Noy, OLB, BYU (NFL DraftScout #39)