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Overall I was disappointed in this draft. So lets break down each position and see where we stand.
QB - Its basically the same with RT and MM and we drafted a developmental QB in Doughty.
RB - We have Ajayi as the starter and Drake as a complementary back. Ajajyi's knees are a concern and so is Drake's lengthy list of injuries. If Ajajyi gets injured we are in trouble because Drake is not a feature back. Thats why i would have preferred us drafting Procise, Dixon or Collins. We should look to add another RB who can start if needed. Williams is a 3rd down back.
WR - Again this is the strength of the team with Parker Landry Stills and now we added Caroo. So we are in good shape there.
OT - I think we are keeping Albert at LT and we have James at RT. We did improve our depth in dumping Fox and adding Young and Bushrod.
OG/C - Tunsil looks like he is going to start off at LG which should be a major improvement over Thomas. That leaves Turner Urbik and Douglas to compete for the RG job. Pouncey is the center and either Douglas or McClendon would be his primary backup.
DE - It looks like Wake and Williams are going to be the starters. I was hoping to add a DE in the draft but it didn't happen. Branch Fede Moore and McCain will all be part of the rotation.
DT - Nothing has changed, it looks like Suh and either Mitchell or Phillips will start and we go with that three man rotation.
LB - It looks like Jenkins Alonso and Misi are going to be the starters. I am very disappointed that we did not draft a LB. Kentrell Brothers was there for the taking in the 5th round but we decided we would rather have a bunch of 6th and 7th round picks. He would have at least provided us with some depth and more options since Alonso could have been moved outside and Misi can play inside in a pinch. Now we better hope we don't have any injuries because once again we don't have any quality depth. Neville showed some flashes last year but he plays outside and our biggest problem last year was stopping the run and we don't have a thumper in the middle of our defense. Brothers would have filled that role. So I am still worried about this unit.
DB - It looks like Maxwell will be one starter and Howard will be the other starter. I am a little nervous with Howard being penciled in as a starter as a rookie but we don't have any other options unless we sign Leon Hall which I believe we should. I don't understand why we dumped Taylor for virtually nothing, a trade up in the 7th round and to add insult to injury the Browns drafted Scooby Wright with the pick we gave them. I know he has been disappointing but he was a former 2nd round pick after all and what do we have to lose by giving him another chance especially since we don't have any depth. It then looks like McCain Lippett and the former Ducks DB who's name I forget is all we have as depth. We better sign Leon Hall or our secondary could be a potential disaster.
S - Jones and Abdul-Huss the free agent we brought over from the Lions should be the starters. We drafted a safety Lucas I believe from Penn State and we have Thomas and Aikens as depth. I think our starters should be fine but the depth is shaky.
QB - Its basically the same with RT and MM and we drafted a developmental QB in Doughty.
RB - We have Ajayi as the starter and Drake as a complementary back. Ajajyi's knees are a concern and so is Drake's lengthy list of injuries. If Ajajyi gets injured we are in trouble because Drake is not a feature back. Thats why i would have preferred us drafting Procise, Dixon or Collins. We should look to add another RB who can start if needed. Williams is a 3rd down back.
WR - Again this is the strength of the team with Parker Landry Stills and now we added Caroo. So we are in good shape there.
OT - I think we are keeping Albert at LT and we have James at RT. We did improve our depth in dumping Fox and adding Young and Bushrod.
OG/C - Tunsil looks like he is going to start off at LG which should be a major improvement over Thomas. That leaves Turner Urbik and Douglas to compete for the RG job. Pouncey is the center and either Douglas or McClendon would be his primary backup.
DE - It looks like Wake and Williams are going to be the starters. I was hoping to add a DE in the draft but it didn't happen. Branch Fede Moore and McCain will all be part of the rotation.
DT - Nothing has changed, it looks like Suh and either Mitchell or Phillips will start and we go with that three man rotation.
LB - It looks like Jenkins Alonso and Misi are going to be the starters. I am very disappointed that we did not draft a LB. Kentrell Brothers was there for the taking in the 5th round but we decided we would rather have a bunch of 6th and 7th round picks. He would have at least provided us with some depth and more options since Alonso could have been moved outside and Misi can play inside in a pinch. Now we better hope we don't have any injuries because once again we don't have any quality depth. Neville showed some flashes last year but he plays outside and our biggest problem last year was stopping the run and we don't have a thumper in the middle of our defense. Brothers would have filled that role. So I am still worried about this unit.
DB - It looks like Maxwell will be one starter and Howard will be the other starter. I am a little nervous with Howard being penciled in as a starter as a rookie but we don't have any other options unless we sign Leon Hall which I believe we should. I don't understand why we dumped Taylor for virtually nothing, a trade up in the 7th round and to add insult to injury the Browns drafted Scooby Wright with the pick we gave them. I know he has been disappointing but he was a former 2nd round pick after all and what do we have to lose by giving him another chance especially since we don't have any depth. It then looks like McCain Lippett and the former Ducks DB who's name I forget is all we have as depth. We better sign Leon Hall or our secondary could be a potential disaster.
S - Jones and Abdul-Huss the free agent we brought over from the Lions should be the starters. We drafted a safety Lucas I believe from Penn State and we have Thomas and Aikens as depth. I think our starters should be fine but the depth is shaky.
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