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Originally Posted by htismaqe
Let's keep it real here - the above is an opinion. Backed by considerable evidence it would seem, but an opinion nonetheless.
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Of course it is. A very opinionated opinion at that.
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Originally Posted by htismaqe
There's not much evidence to support this. We've cut several of those draft picks and they sat out there with nobody wanting to pick them up. The guys that did get picked up immediately were guys like Turk McBride, who immediately went to play for Gunther.
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Well, we cut Pollard, who I did not include. We cut Turk who I felt could certainly be serviceable at a 4-3 player, more so at DT than DE.
The bottom line is that this team had invested heavily in 4-3 players, especially 4-3 defensive lineman and none of these guys had a chance to grow as players. You know as well as anyone that most defensive lineman take at least two years, if not three, to mature.
The Chiefs cut Turk after one.
My feeling is that if they had added a few linebackers, especially a Rey Maualuga and continued with the 4-3, this defense would be much better off now and in the future.
As it stands, we've got a long, long way to go before we even know what we have as a defense.