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Originally Posted by Buckweath
Houston is your SLB.
They have to give the starting MLB to Hitchens because of his contract and previous play in a 4-3 in Dallas but I am not sure he will return to his 2017 form. He was a major disappointment last year and I'm not really buying that it was just because of the scheme change. You see him slow and tentative on many plays and it had nothing to do with the scheme IMO.
I really believe the Chiefs will be drafting a LB with one of their early picks.
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You really want to see Houston in coverage 40-50% of the time? At $21 million or even restructured he'd be the highest paid player on your defense? Does that make sense to you? Because every time a TE or back goes into the pattern or the flat, Houston will be in coverage. As a rule.
I agree we'll probably draft a LB with the intent to play him soon; I also think we may well sign one in FA. I disagree that Houston is a SAM. He could be a LEO. he could play either DE, really. Or he can be a 3-4 OLB somewhere else.
I'm leaning towards thinking that Ford may be back on the tag and Houston may be gone. It makes the most financial sense.