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Originally Posted by milkman
They picked Roethlisberger at 11.
I will not root for the Chiefs to lose, but the impact of Berry's loss is going to be profound.
Berry struggled early in pass coverage as a rookie, but he improved tremendously as the season progressed, and that's going to be a huge loss for us in pass defense.
But his impact as a run defender, and the loss of that impact in this defense can not be overstated.
He was the primary reason that this run defense wasn't among the wost in the league last year.
Romeo Crennel is going to have to work a miricle to keep this defense from falling into the 25th or lower defense in the NFL this year.
With Detroit, Green Bay, Pittsburg and the Jets on the schedule this year, I expect Cassel will have worse games than this one against Buffalo.
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I agree with all of that. I don't know if Barry was the 'best' player on defense yet, but I think the dropoff between him and anyone else at his position on the roster was far and away the largest, and I think the importance of his role in and his presence with the defense can't be overstated.
As far as winning, I don't want to see them lose. Ever. I hate losing so much I'll get to the point where I stop watching games altogether. So, no, I don't want them to sacrifice a season for any reason. And as far as Luck or anybody else goes, I wouldn't get my hopes up anyway. I don't have any faith that the franchise would ever draft a quarterback early under any circumstances, so you'd be left with a situation where you're going 2-14 for a shot at what would probably end up being a defensive or offensive lineman.
Yay.