Especially true in a 3-4

Bob Sanders is s difference maker for the Colts, when he gets on th field, and the Colts have neither a great D-Line or great LBs.

Lots of things have changed. The best QBs have become so good at getting rid of the ball that they've been able to neutralize pass rushes. That's a very small contributor. A very, very big contributor has been the evolution of spread-out offensive sets. Shutdown corners used to be held at a premium when you had 1 or 2 major receiving targets. Look at New England--their #3 target is just as dangerous as their #1 target. And that spread out offense has really opened up a lot of the underneath stuff, particularly to RBs.

If you can't get to the QB quickly enough and you can't have 3 to 4 shutdown corners, then your best bet is to bring in a guy that can sniff plays out. That's your safety.

In my opinion the O Line holes need to be filled in Free Agency. I'd keep Albert at LT and Waters at LG for the time being, and sign a FA Center, RG, and RT.

I would draft a playmaking Safety with the first pick, and fill in with O Line depth early and often. I would also look for a playmaking WR, TE, or RB that may have slipped with the 2nd or 3rd round pick(s).

The most important part is solidifing the O Line E A R L Y. There can't be hardly any guess work surrounding the O Line going into the draft.
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I agree with you, except that the free agents will probably be a lot more like MIke Goff than Steve Hutchinson. A LOT more.

The Chiefs absolutely must draft some o-linemen. But it better not come in the top 5.

Bull.

Not once during Marty's years did I ever think we had a chance of advancing to the SB.

Scoring an average of 11 points in the playoffs in those years, other than '93, is clear evidence we never had a chance.

We were pretenders.

We were diving a '68 Ford pick up in the Indy 500.

Oh, and the Steelers won a SB with a crappy O-Line last year.

Why?

They had playmakers at QB, WR, and safety.

And no one would bet against you, because Pioli hasn't shown he knows how to build a team.

Looking over the potential O Line FA's, there are some players to be had. Even if you have to overspend, I think you have to fill two of the three O Line positions (C, RG, RT) via FA.

The O Line needs to be completely set by training camp. This season was doomed from the beginning as not even the coaching staff was sure who would start at RT, and kept shuffling the line throughout the Preseason.

Get your 5 starters, and build some consistency early.
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A safety is at his best when he is smart,athletic and is in a defense that is good enough to let him free lance alot.

I felt we had a chance during the time Joe was here. That's it for me.

Those of us arguing for a safety in this draft, and against Curry in the last draft, see the safeties as rare special talents, while Curry is not.

Interesting tid bit. Guess who was a scout for the Browns when Eric Turner was drafted?




Thats right Scott Pioli... hmmm :hmmm:

I thought trading for Montana was a mistake, because he was injury prone at that point in his career, and because he was a short term solution for a long term problem.

As it turned out, I was right about his injury problems.

He failed to finish the Buffalo game due to injury, and he couldn't stay on the field the following year.

He almost overcame the odds, though.

Man, we've got some consensus among posters this year. Looks like almost everyone's head is where it needs to be.
Now THAT is something to be proud of as a fan base.