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ILB - Littleton, Kiser, Dakota Allen
S - JJ, Weddle, Rapp, Christian, Countess, Scott
Last year we kept 4 ILB and 4 Safeties - we currently have 3 and 6 - Christian played an ILB spot on several 3rd downs - a role that they probably envision Rapp stepping into when he's ready.
Matthews provides further insurance at ILB, but I bet we keep 5 safeties this year with the intent on using Rapp or Christian at ILB more frequently - some have questioned drafting Nick Scott, but this sets up a scenario where Christian and Countess are in a camp battle with Scott. Additionally, Scott seems like a perfect candidate for the practice squad, with the staff envisioning him stepping into a backup role next year with the potential release of Weddle.
Some of our draft picks from last year, like Travin Howard, will also be battling for their jobs.
I loved this draft as our safeties, ILB and DL should now be set for years to come. If we can re-sign Fowler and Peters, our entire defense will be set for years.
Our OL, WR, RB are also set. Which means next year's draft we can take an edge rusher, CB, TE and QB - and in reality, we can probably fill Edge, CB and TE by re-signing our own or FA before the draft if we wanted to.
Fantastic job by Snead.
S - JJ, Weddle, Rapp, Christian, Countess, Scott
Last year we kept 4 ILB and 4 Safeties - we currently have 3 and 6 - Christian played an ILB spot on several 3rd downs - a role that they probably envision Rapp stepping into when he's ready.
Matthews provides further insurance at ILB, but I bet we keep 5 safeties this year with the intent on using Rapp or Christian at ILB more frequently - some have questioned drafting Nick Scott, but this sets up a scenario where Christian and Countess are in a camp battle with Scott. Additionally, Scott seems like a perfect candidate for the practice squad, with the staff envisioning him stepping into a backup role next year with the potential release of Weddle.
Some of our draft picks from last year, like Travin Howard, will also be battling for their jobs.
I loved this draft as our safeties, ILB and DL should now be set for years to come. If we can re-sign Fowler and Peters, our entire defense will be set for years.
Our OL, WR, RB are also set. Which means next year's draft we can take an edge rusher, CB, TE and QB - and in reality, we can probably fill Edge, CB and TE by re-signing our own or FA before the draft if we wanted to.
Fantastic job by Snead.