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Originally Posted by Direckshun
I'm going to agree -- I've said that I don't think the ILB position needs to be upgraded this summer, but I'm going to change that opinion a bit.
If there is a great, athletic ILB on the board, I think you think really hard about taking him.
Hitchens is cuttable after the 2019 season. It's still painful (8.4m dead cap), but he's cuttable. Which means you can take a gamble on a pure athlete at ILB and give them a year to groom behind O'Daniel.
I think the O'Daniel pick is looking better and better at this point, though he does have room to grow.
The age of the thumper is just about over. |
The thumper alone is dead. Look at these guys now though, they’re not just athletes, they can play the run too.
Maybe reactionary, but I don’t think you can have a good defense now without having 2 guys in the middle that can play all 3 downs really well.