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Originally Posted by Sully
I'm slowly formulating a theory that spending big money on ANY defensive star is a waste, the way NFL rules are heading. Put a replacement level defense on the field, and see how good you can make your offense. Get 1 or 2 stops a game, and roll.
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Give me 9 average players and 2 good ones on defense and I'm content.
11 replacement level guys puts you in a spot where you struggle to get off the field and just slowly bleed out. You need a guy or two out there who can make a play on occasion to kill a drive. Houston, Ford and Jones have been those guys to this point.
Gimme 2 of those guys going forward and replace the Ragland/Murray level guys with just a couple more halfway decent players and suddenly this defense is pretty solid.
We damn sure don't need anymore $16 million safeties and our $8 million ILB isn't looking too hot at this point either, unfortunately.