DE/DT:
Guys who seem likely to stick around:
* T. Warren - has been a solid runstopper, very good 2-gap guy, but who knows if he'll come back as good and will be entering his 9th season (?!)
* Deaderick - not nearly as consistent as T. Warren yet , but maybe a bit more dynamic; showing good promise, anyway
* Ron Brace - obviously a slow development curve, but Ahtyba Rubin looked kinda "bust-ish" until this year (his 3rd)
* Mike Wright - not a "classic" anything, but can do a lot of different things fairly well; solid player who increases the range of tactical options
* Myron Pryor - shorter than Wright, but seems like similar competencies, at least from interior spots, good in 4-man fronts
* Wilfork - duh
So, we have a STUD NT (Wilfork) and possibly his backup (Brace), possibly one solid (aging) 2-gap DE (T.Warren) and possibly his replacement (Deaderick). The rest of the guys seem like pretty good reserves who can play a variety of roles and provide lots of extra tactical options. But we're missing a STUD DE - the type of player who commands enough blocking attention that he makes the pass-rush of merely competent OLBs a threat.
* G. Warren - he's been reasonably competent as far as I can tell, a good professional, but he feels like a one-tear rental of a guy in the twilight (or late afternoon) of his career. Not much upside.
Guys I haven't seen enough of (personally) to evaluate. Maybe means there's not much there to see. At this point, I'm not counting on them to last beyond 2011 Camp.
* Kyle Love
* Darryl Richard
* Kade Weston
* Lorenzo Washington.
Whether or not the above five guys (including G. Warren) are ultimately gone or not for 2011 depends not only on how they develop, but on whether or not we get someone who is (or is likely to be) significantly better.
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OLB:
* TBC - A bit more competent (IMO) at run defense, pass defense and pass-rush than most people seem to give him credit for, but definitely not the level of competence or consistency that I'd like to see in a #1 guy. An okay reserve for now, but he'll also be entering his 9th season in 2011 (yeah, I know, already?!), so we'll be needing another competent reserve guy soon anyway.
* Cunningham - Still gaps in his game, but already improved over TBC. If he keeps developing at this pace, I'm good with him being one of the #1s at least for 2011.
* Ninkovich - I admire the way he appears to be steadily improving his game in only his first year really playing significant snaps at the position. Solid player; not often outstanding but not often unreliable, either, and correcting his mistakes as he goes. Not sure he has the upside to become a true long term #1, but he's already exceeded anything Pierre Woods ever did for us and seems more consistent than TBC. I think he'll be at least an extremely valuable #1a for a few years.
* Crable - Hell, IDK. So far, he seems to have only been deployed as a pass-rush specialist and (IMO) he's been not particularly stellar (though he's gotten close to home a few times). Not very good in either run defense or coverage, as afar as I've been able to see. At this point, I'm not counting on him lasting beyond 2011 Camp since it seems like it should be relatively easy to do better.
So, we have one possibly very good #1 (Cunningham), one possibly very good #1a (Ninkovich), one adequate-but-aging reserve (TBC) and, well, Crable. Seems like we need to try for another #1 guy (a solid run-defender who also has serious pass-rush potential and isn't a liability in coverage) and another competent reserve guy (who's good against the run and in coverage with a competent rush).
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So, BOTTOM LINE for me is, we need a STUD 3-4 DE (1st-round, probably), a VERY GOOD 3-4 OLB/RUSHER (early round, anyway) and a late-round OLB/ potentially competent reserve.