Who Will Be Our Weakest Game 1 Starters?

[PatsWickedPissah]

Maybe next year BB can overcome his awful consistent propensity for useless picks at safety like he seemingly has finally done with this years' WR picks. One can hope.

 

[Brady6]

The world hasn't changed much. I think that this still will be our #2 CB and our #2 S.

Much of this is dependent on our health situation, if either of the players at these positions is healthy enough to play in week 1 (see below) than I would say the weakest position would be TE, if they’re not healthy than it would likely be one of those positions (RG or RCB).

RG Cannon Connolly
RCB Dennard Dowling

Other positions to keep an eye on would be starting safety next to McCourty, which depends a lot on Adrian Wilson; starting receiver at the X position, I know the rookies have done well in preseason specifically Thompkins but this is the regular season and a lot changes; and I also would watch Tommy Kelly who has been brilliant in preseason but is an older defensive tackle who was rumored to be on the decline.

 

[detpatsfan]

I suppose there's no objective definition but to me a starting caliber means a player who is competent enough to start at a position and not be a liability. That definition would not apply to Gregory.

That being said, stacked defenses can afford to have/cover up deficiencies at certain positions - e.g. Donte Whitner on last year's 49ers defense.

Our defense is stacked we are going to suprprise a lot of people this season.

 

[VrabelJr]

Maybe next year BB can overcome his awful consistent propensity for useless picks at safety like he seemingly has finally done with this years' WR picks. One can hope.

We aren't the only team that hasn't had much success drafting Safeties recently. The last three to four years have been rough for everyone at that position that didn't take one in the 1st round. College teams play so much zone that we might better off looking at converting a CB to Safety.

 

[JMC00]

Tommy Kelly who has been brilliant in preseason but is an older defensive tackle who was rumored to be on the decline.

Ya well playing 9 seasons in Oakland would make the greatest players look like they were on the decline.

I seem to recall it did that to Randy Moss after only 2 seasons.

Also that defensive line wasn't good last year and Seymour missed half the season.