D Needs Help

[Night Train]

2 more DT's and some CB's.

Saints rush for 300 yards. That has nothing to do with Tyrod. Middle was crushed.

Off-season needed.

[Novacane]

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For sure. The team has a lot of holes.

[Ginger Vitis]

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And a DE and 2 LBs

[Buffalogic]

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3 and outs all game really help. Defense quit on the offense and I don't blame them. Same story, different week. Tyrod trash.

[Buffalogic]

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Our lbs are sideline to sideline types. If the DL can't block the OL it's a wrap because the Lbs get mauled. Need better DL.

[swiper]

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Some of these needs can be had in free agency. Let's hope Beane is more reasonable in paying D-linemen than Whaley & Nix were. You can get solid hole stuffers without breaking the bank.

And this is a good place to mention that Shaq Lawson is one of the worst top picks since Mike Williams. He has had zero impact ever.

[sahlensguy]

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I get that Dareus was a goat multiple times. He was a cog thought that this D misses. I get rebuilding, but the effect of trading him is underestimated.

[justasportsfan]

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Na. According to Mitch/skoobs this team is talented

[kingJofNYC]

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We need 3 LBs.

Why is Milano sitting on the bench? No way he's worse.

[Arm of Harm]

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I get that Dareus was a goat multiple times. He was a cog thought that this D misses. I get rebuilding, but the effect of trading him is underestimated.

Agreed. Long term I think the move makes sense, because his salary cap space can be spent more efficiently on other players instead. But those other players aren't here yet. Currently, we're eating his cap space, with no immediate benefit in exchange.

Odds are this will be a much better team in 1 - 2 years than what we're seeing right now.

[YardRat]

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Brings back memories of Pettine's defense when lightweights like KW, Kiko and Byrd let nobodies gash the defense up the middle for nice chunks every week.

I love Kyle, but he's just not an anchor DT, he's a slasher and needs that anchor next to him to maximize his effectiveness.

[sahlensguy]

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Agreed. Long term I think the move makes sense, because his salary cap space can be spent more efficiently on other players instead. But those other players aren't here yet. Currently, we're eating his cap space, with no immediate benefit in exchange.

Odds are this will be a much better team in 1 - 2 years than what we're seeing right now.

Sure. But then following up this move with the short term KB trade makes no sense.

[YardRat]

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Odds are this will be a much better team in 1 - 2 years than what we're seeing right now.

Jesus ****ing Christ it better be because what 'we're seeing right now' is about as bad as it gets.

[DraftBoy]

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Lots of people misunderstood the role Dareus played on this defense because he didn't show up on the box score. His role is not easily replaced and we're feeling some of those effects now.

[Arm of Harm]

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Jesus ****ing Christ it better be because what 'we're seeing right now' is about as bad as it gets.

That's true.

In fairness to McDermott, he inherited a rebuilding team. During his time as GM, Whaley did not acquire one long-term answer as a starter. Not one. The closest he came was Sammy Watkins. When healthy, Sammy is an outstanding football player. Problem being, that it's hard to convince a WR to sign an extension, when you don't have a QB.

Whaley added some good veteran players through signings and trades, but by and large those guys are too old to constitute long-term answers. This season, McDermott has been forced to rely on aging veterans signed by Whaley, as well as aging players drafted by pre-Whaley GMs. Before the season started we were all talking about the Bills tanking. Plenty here predicted 3-13 or 4-12, because that's the kind of record our talent level and strength of schedule indicated.