Tweet
Seems like this keeps popping up so I thought I would give my two cents as to how I think an NFL team should rebuild. Why express my opinion, because even still no one in this organization can nail it down.
Year One:
I think you start big picture you disect your franchise by position. So we have
QB, RB, WR, TE, OL, DL, LB, DB, ST.
You look at those 9 areas and you say ok were are we getting our ass kicked the most? And what does that area effect. So if your QB looks terrible and your backs are running spotty, you think Offensive Line. If we can make a few improvements here we might be able to ignore RB and QB for another year. As this correction will help us get a little more out of our existing players. So you look at FA's and you look at the draft, in this teams case it's got to be in the draft since no FA's will sign here. IMO you spend your top 2 picks on fixing this need.
You then consider where you feel like you're close in our case I would say DB. So you think about rounds 3-4 locking down that position. By locking it down its off the list to address next season.
So in our first 4 rounds of the draft we have now made significant improvements on our weakest area, hopefully increasing the efftectiveness of your QB and RB's which you know you'll have to address next year. You've also eliminated a position from your list.
Your late round picks should be used for depth or trade bait, we know we need two difference makers in those early rounds use a late pick to help land that second guy and jump a few spots.
Year Two:
The following season, you hope you made the right choices to fix that line. You now re-evaluate....
You're O-line should only require minor attention now. Your DB's are locked. So what position now will make the most impact... a QB sure, but is there one that fits both where we draft and quality wise? That's something that has to be considered. Is there a player in the first round who can instantly cross one of these positions off the rebuilding list? A DE, or LB? One of these guys now makes your defense 2/3 complete...
Well I am rambling on now, but these are the questions you need to ask yourself as a franchise. I dont think you can rebuild looking at a big picture you really need to chip away into little areas, until you have it all pieced together... The better you draft the better you play. And eventually you're filling holes with FA's.
Year One:
I think you start big picture you disect your franchise by position. So we have
QB, RB, WR, TE, OL, DL, LB, DB, ST.
You look at those 9 areas and you say ok were are we getting our ass kicked the most? And what does that area effect. So if your QB looks terrible and your backs are running spotty, you think Offensive Line. If we can make a few improvements here we might be able to ignore RB and QB for another year. As this correction will help us get a little more out of our existing players. So you look at FA's and you look at the draft, in this teams case it's got to be in the draft since no FA's will sign here. IMO you spend your top 2 picks on fixing this need.
You then consider where you feel like you're close in our case I would say DB. So you think about rounds 3-4 locking down that position. By locking it down its off the list to address next season.
So in our first 4 rounds of the draft we have now made significant improvements on our weakest area, hopefully increasing the efftectiveness of your QB and RB's which you know you'll have to address next year. You've also eliminated a position from your list.
Your late round picks should be used for depth or trade bait, we know we need two difference makers in those early rounds use a late pick to help land that second guy and jump a few spots.
Year Two:
The following season, you hope you made the right choices to fix that line. You now re-evaluate....
You're O-line should only require minor attention now. Your DB's are locked. So what position now will make the most impact... a QB sure, but is there one that fits both where we draft and quality wise? That's something that has to be considered. Is there a player in the first round who can instantly cross one of these positions off the rebuilding list? A DE, or LB? One of these guys now makes your defense 2/3 complete...
Well I am rambling on now, but these are the questions you need to ask yourself as a franchise. I dont think you can rebuild looking at a big picture you really need to chip away into little areas, until you have it all pieced together... The better you draft the better you play. And eventually you're filling holes with FA's.
Comment