Quick question?

[ForJimmy]

We made the playoffs and almost beat the Saints with a one armed Funchess as our only WR, Worley starting and terrible safety play. WRs should be instantly better, replacing Coleman with Searcy and Worley with Cockrell instantly makes our secondary better. Defensive line is better with Poe and CMC getting more carries with CAP should make our RBs better. The only question mark is LG and with Moton, Larson, and Siriles we have capable players already. This is all before the draft. We should be better as a whole on paper. I really think we can draft BPA bumping down LBs, QBs, DTs, RBs (unless one drops significantly). My main concern is getting a young Safety to come in for Adams or even replace him as a starter. 

[Asurfaholic]

10 hours ago, t96 said:

I’d rather have a team like 2013 that held large majority of teams and many great offenses including Aints to 13 or less. 

Me too.

i love the idea of being a defensively smothering team that simply pounds the other team into mental defeat.

[UpstatePanther]

10 hours ago, iamhubby1 said:

    Why do we need to be one or the other?

 

    Why can't we be a balanced, well coached, disciplined team, that wants to beat the heck out of you physically?

There's something to this, honestly. We'll balanced teams win more often. At least under Norv Turner they do. 

[Burnout189]

11 hours ago, t96 said:

Well here's what I'd say... The only piece on offense that matters we're losing from last year is Norwell. Is it a significant loss? Yes. I loved the guy, but in the end he's just a guard and is very replaceable (possibly Moton)... Here's who we gain essentially, without even taking the draft into account... A healthy Funchess, Samuel, Byrd, Wright, Smith at WR. Olsen and Kalil if they stay healthy. And with Ryan playing is when Matt was at his best so that's a double improvement. Add in Cam being fully healthy this offseason, which he wasn't last year, PLUS huge upgrade at OC and QB coach and I think we're in really solid shape on offense. And that's without the draft. Plus I wouldn't even say offense was a big weakness last year. We were a very solid overall team. Playing in NO is tough let alone in the playoffs and I personally think the biggest issue was Brees picking us apart all game. Offense, despite the struggles with WR in that game and red zone efficiency, wasn't really the problem and did more than enough to win the game.

 

As as far as the draft goes now I hope we just add some really talented players early regardless of the position. CB, S, OG/C, WR, TE, DE would all be fine by me in the first 3 rounds. We don't have any EXTREMELY dire prsssing needs and I think we can afford to just add the best talent at any of those positions and really any of them can contribute immediately and help in the future. 

Well said.