I'm changing my stripes. I have a new plan for the defensive line.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Chris Meck

I say we keep Jonesy, and we load up on DT.

Give me D'aron Payne. Then bring back Saunders and Williams for run downs.

Give me a Smoot, and maybe a Clelin Ferrell reclamation project.

Let's crush the pocket from the middle out.

I'm watching Burrow, and Brady, and the games yesterday, and...man, guys get the ball out QUICK except for Mahomes. Your ends just aren't going to get there fast enough unless you have truly elite speed rushers.

But if you had Payne and Jones; you can't double them both. One of them is getting a one on one and will be in the QB's face immediately.

Then you can go with bigger power rushers outside for containment.

Maybe this is the way.

You still need speed rushers on the end because without them, QBs can simply drop deeper, not worry about the DE running the arc and in effect neutralize the interior rush.

We just don't present any sort of threat to run the arc so QBs can settle back into that deeper area on their drop and wait.

We need at least one speed rusher that can challenge the arc.