Name one starter on our team that if we lost

[Cali512]

We would go into the season perfectly content with their backup, without even attempting to replace them?

Im just curious

Im not talking about Knox with Kincaid being here. Im talking about literally every player on our team, that if we lost in free agency, that we would not even attempt to replace that player with another free agent or draft pick?


Asking for a friend

[Cali512]

Re: Name one starter on our team that if we lost

We filled every need on this team, in every other position of need, we added competition, there is one specific position that this front office looked at the backups and thought "they can do just as well"

MLB

Singletary gone, Harris in
Mckenzie gone, Hardy-Sherfield-Kincaid in
Saffold gone, Torrence in

We even added competition to positions we didn't even need. S-TE-RG

Its telling that we didnt even attempt to replace Edmunds

[HipKat]

Re: Name one starter on our team that if we lost

We filled every need on this team, in every other position of need, we added competition, there is one specific position that this front office looked at the backups and thought "they can do just as well"

MLB

Singletary gone, Harris in
Mckenzie gone, Hardy-Sherfield-Kincaid in
Saffold gone, Torrence in

We even added competition to positions we didn't even need. S-TE-RG

Its telling that we didnt even attempt to replace Edmunds

I think for a team up against the Cap, Beane did a pretty fine job so far, this off-season. I'll miss Motor a bit, as I feel he got short-changed by crappy play calling behind a crappier O-line and I'm not enamored by James Cook, but bringing Latavius Murray in will work out pretty good, I think. The guy is a playmaker who also has over 1500 yrds receiving.

Won't miss McKenzie at all.

[YardRat]

Re: Name one starter on our team that if we lost

Gabe Davis. Shakir could step right in and we'd probably be fine. Different traits, but Shakir is faster and should have better separation technique with a year's experience and would stretch the field. It's not like Davis' 'big target' attributes are an asset in the red zone anyway.

[Forward_Lateral]

Re: Name one starter on our team that if we lost

Gabe Davis. Shakir could step right in and we'd probably be fine. Different traits, but Shakir is faster and should have better separation technique with a year's experience and would stretch the field. It's not like Davis' 'big target' attributes are an asset in the red zone anyway.

This is really the only good answer. That, or RB, since Cook is a relative unknown at this point, and they have Harris and now Murray behind him, who are perfectly capable of not running the ball.

[ParanoidAndroid]

Re: Name one starter on our team that if we lost

I'll go with Ed Oliver. Ford could step in there and wed be fine.

[swiper]

Re: Name one starter on our team that if we lost

This is really the only good answer. That, or RB, since Cook is a relative unknown at this point, and they have Harris and now Murray behind him, who are perfectly capable of not running the ball.

Nope. Disagree with that totally. The real answer is @ MLB. We don't know who it is yet. I presume Dodson. Any other LB not named Milano, could probably step in and cover in a similar fashion. I presume the choice would be one of AJ Klein, Matkovich, Benard, Spector or Williams.

And Shakir isn't Davis. Davis had some bad times last season, but I am confident he fixes that this season. He knows if he doesn't that his NFL career is suddenly on the downslide.

[Canadian'eh!]

Re: Name one starter on our team that if we lost

Josh Allen

[Forward_Lateral]

Re: Name one starter on our team that if we lost

Josh Allen

The question was who could they do without, you potato

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Nope. Disagree with that totally. The real answer is @ MLB. We don't know who it is yet. I presume Dodson. Any other LB not named Milano, could probably step in and cover in a similar fashion. I presume the choice would be one of AJ Klein, Matkovich, Benard, Spector or Williams.

And Shakir isn't Davis. Davis had some bad times last season, but I am confident he fixes that this season. He knows if he doesn't that his NFL career is suddenly on the downslide.

LOL well, they kind of did this already, so touche

[mightysimi]

Re: Name one starter on our team that if we lost

I'm going to say one of the guards could be replaced relatively pain free.

[Cali512]

Re: Name one starter on our team that if we lost

The question was who could they do without, you potato

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LOL well, they kind of did this already, so touche

No, the question is, name a starter on our team that if we lost, we wouldnt even try to replace

I can name 2. Ryan Bates and James Cook. but we already have a backup plan

If we lost Gabe Davis, we are adding a receiver, if we lost Oliver/Jones we are finding a new DT, if we lose even Spencer Brown, i guarantee we are looking at a RT

Yet we didnt even attempt to get a new MLB

[imbondz]

Re: Name one starter on our team that if we lost

Damar

[Mad Bomber]

Re: Name one starter on our team that if we lost

Josh Allen

You’d be perfectly content with Matt Barkley and Kyle Allen as our QBs?

[Mr. Pink]

Re: Name one starter on our team that if we lost

James Cook

None of our running backs are worth a damn so it doesn't matter who plays and running the ball doesn't matter in today's NFL anyway.

Outside of that we have no real depth anywhere except tight end

[ParanoidAndroid]

Re: Name one starter on our team that if we lost

As defenses are getting smaller in the middle, some teams, like the Bills, are adding a power running component to their scheme. (Adding Torrence, Harris and Murray). So, saying running the ball doesn't matter is weird. If you can eat clock, wear down defenses, and play keep away versus offenses like KC and Cinci, you give yourself another pathway to wins, especially when games are close.

We were terrible on 3rd and short and inside the 5 last year. Running matters.

That said, I think Hines can do what Cook does without noticeable dropoff. That is unless he shows us more than he did last year.