Final Ten Things About the 2017 Season

[Best22]

Originally Posted by bricks

Peters value is at a premium right now; with him the defense still sucks but is in need of a major overhaul.

What difference does it make if we keep him provided that the defense still sucks? They’re still gonna suck anyway provided that they keep Sutton. Peters is only one guy. One piece to the puzzle that isn’t even as important compared to other areas of the defense like def coordinator, pass rusher, etc.

The message is quite simple defense needs a rebuild and at this point in time it’s about getting our priorities in order. They could trade Peters and maybe get a 1st rounder for him? That would be excellent value and I’d do it in a heartbeat if it means getting a top pass rusher through the draft. Even if we can’t find a better corner to replace him, we could still get excellent value for him in return and address other important areas of the defense. Jmo.

*Besides we shouldn’t even be thinking about keeping Peters at this point. We should be thinking about stripping this whole defense down and rebuilding it from the bottom up. We just have to rebuild there and in order to do that, we need the best possible value by getting the best draft pick possible or trying to as many draft picks as possible. You want good value? You need to give up something to get something good in return. That’s how it goes sometimes. Something has to give.

Heck, I’d Trade him and Alex Smith to Cleveland.

The D isn't that bad. How about keep our young talented defenders, release DJ and Hali, draft defenders, maybe get someone in FA, then find a new DC. They shouldn't have to hold teams to 14ppg considering the talent we have on the other side of the ball.

[bricks]

Originally Posted by Best22

The D isn't that bad. How about keep our young talented defenders, release DJ and Hali, draft defenders, maybe get someone in FA, then find a new DC. They shouldn't have to hold teams to 14ppg considering the talent we have on the other side of the ball.

I disagree. This defense is horrible. The only thing that justifies Sutton keeping his job is the amount of ppg his defenses give up. But still.....I’m not so sure about that and I’ll get to that later.

if you really look at this defense, they give up yards at will. So easy to knock off and push around, lacks attitude, adjustments, players aren’t put into position to succeed, etc. Yeah there is some good talent here and there but also some dead weight as well.

*But yeah I’ve had it though with this defense because blowing two leads in the playoffs of a combined 46 points definitely outweighs the average amount of ppg they give up in the regular season.

Maybe keeping our young def players is or isn’t the better option? But we do need draft picks, especially a 1st rounder since we compromised our own to Buffalo for Mahomes. Gotta give up something to get something sometimes and maybe we are better off trading one of our young players?