Early Offseason Ramblings:

[Hervoyel]

How about "SmithGM" and "SmithDC"?

[threetoedpete]

Changed it back and forth three times...whatever. Unless you're under a rock you know exactly what I was talking about. The DC coordintor is stilll here and so is the cheap as we were told at the time by some of the same people banging me now in here when we made the deal for him, thrityomething RB. ITYS.

And further..... he plays for a HC who does not throw veterans under the bus. Figure it out.

[HOU-TEX]

Originally Posted by Hervoyel

How about "SmithGM" and "SmithDC"?

I can dig this.

[badboy]

Originally Posted by threetoedpete

Changed it back and forth three times...whatever. Unless you're under a rock you know exactly what I was talking about. The DC coordintor is stilll here and so is the cheap as we were told at the time by some of the same people banging me now in here when we made the deal for him, thrityomething RB. ITYS.

And further..... he plays for a HC who does not throw veterans under the bus. Figure it out.

I understood what you were talking about and you didn't even use a '-'. I know. I said I'd let it go. (smile)

[Rex King]

Lots of posts in here about a space-eater for the D-line. I was wondering about that last draft - if we should have taken the NT from Michigan until he started plummeting down the draft charts. We lost Walker, Smith, and Payne. Now Walker and Payne were on their last legs, and Smith wasn't very good, but the point is they all could have played that position in a 4-3. We never filled that role. TJ was projected as more of a one-gap player, so I was hoping Maddox could be the run-stuffer after his "breakout" game at the end of last season. We have improved against the run since 05, partly due to improved LB play, but the front four still get manhandled against the physical teams, most noticeably the Jags and Titans. This is just a big a need as OLB or DB, and bigger than DE, IMO.

[TexansSeminole]

Originally Posted by Rex King

Lots of posts in here about a space-eater for the D-line. I was wondering about that last draft - if we should have taken the NT from Michigan until he started plummeting down the draft charts. We lost Walker, Smith, and Payne. Now Walker and Payne were on their last legs, and Smith wasn't very good, but the point is they all could have played that position in a 4-3. We never filled that role. TJ was projected as more of a one-gap player, so I was hoping Maddox could be the run-stuffer after his "breakout" game at the end of last season. We have improved against the run since 05, partly due to improved LB play, but the front four still get manhandled against the physical teams, most noticeably the Jags and Titans. This is just a big a need as OLB or DB, and bigger than DE, IMO.

Good post.

We do need to move on alot of positions here on defense. The transition to the 4-3 through our personell is still not over with. I think our DB situation is the biggest need on our defense.