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I think it's pretty damn obvious that our main focus this offseason needs to be improving the pass rush. Brown back healthy will help but we still have absolutely nothing at edge rusher. Eagles just dominated a super bowl entirely because of an elite 4 man pass rush. Yeah we could use receivers, another corner, whatever but all of that should be secondary to pass rush.

 

I don't follow college much until looking at prospects closer to draft season -- who are some guys we could target in the first few rounds?

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Everyone knows, "Inside out, front to back."

WIth that said, I say this:  DT (NT) is our biggest need.  With Wonnum and Clowney on the roster as of now, our biggest need is not OLB or DE (we get Brown back and we have Robinson under contract, as of now). 

Our next biggest need?  Edge.  Clowney had 44 pressures and is solid, but he will be 32.  Post June 1, we can save about $10m in cap room by releasing him.  I think his number is fair for the production, but at 32, will he be worth a $14m salary?  Even if he stays, we need a young guy to develop under him and take some reps. 

Our third biggest need?   DE.  A'shawn Robinson will be 31 and he was mediocre at best in 2024.  Pass rush (24 pressures, which is about 1.3 per game.  He was not great vs the run.  His post June 1 cap savings?  $7.5 million.  I think we do better.

Our 4th biggest need?  S.  Safeties are not that hard to find, but we have 1 UDFA S on our roster right now.  Still, we could use some smart players back there.

Our 5th biggest need?  WR.  Some of you will say this should have come sooner, but you mean "#1 WR." We are not fixing the defense and obtaining a #1 WR this season.  We will have to develop XL, continue to grow Coker, hope Theilen stays healthy, and draft some WRs later in the draft.  The draft is not loaded at the top, but in the 3rd/4rth, there could be some gems.

Our 6th biggest need?  CB.  Horn is on one side, Smith-Wade at nickel. Nobody across from Horn.  Aykaleb Evans looked strong vs the run and meh vs the pass in very limited action at the end of the season, so maybe he becomes depth at big nickel.  At 6-2, 200, he is a good size.  We have limited draft picks, so I say we should let a Wonnun or Robinson go if it means being able to sign Jackson for a 2-3 year deal. 

Our 7th biggest need: ILB:  Trevin Wallace was good for a rookie and Jewell was solid, but we need a run stuffer other RBs fear. 

Our 8th biggest need:  RB  We need a RB who can catch passes, hammer the DL, and pass block.  One that never smiles, except in one rare photo:  image.png.3f44f45cbbe07987f723a9d9f3672a88.png

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We need a LOT of fresh faces on defense. 

I actually feel pretty decent about our offensive roster. Yeah, a legit high level #1 WR would be awesome but let's be honest, there's only about 10 in the league at any given time. I liked what I saw out of Sanders down the stretch at TE after he looked like the hottest trash early on, Coker looks like a legit receiver and we'll see where he fits in on the depth chart going forward. Thielen is coming back and hopefully Country Grammar will be able to catch after getting his wrist fixed.

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1 hour ago, philw5289 said:

Eagles also hit home runs drafting DeJean and Mitchell plus have an elite #1 receiver 

They draft very very well. A lot of guys who needed some development started shining this year.  Nakobe Dean, Nolan Smith, Jordan Davis, all came through this season. Milton comes up big last night.  Teams keep letting top talent drop to them in R1 ha

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12 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

We need a LOT of fresh faces on defense. 

I actually feel pretty decent about our offensive roster. Yeah, a legit high level #1 WR would be awesome but let's be honest, there's only about 10 in the league at any given time. I liked what I saw out of Sanders down the stretch at TE after he looked like the hottest trash early on, Coker looks like a legit receiver and we'll see where he fits in on the depth chart going forward. Thielen is coming back and hopefully Country Grammar will be able to catch after getting his wrist fixed.

Agreed. I mean as much as i would like to have a TMAC, G. Wilson, etc. i know that’s not the best route to building this roster, seeing as we don’t normally hit on those late round picks. Not to say that one 1st round defensive player will turn the entire defense around, but it sure would help to it to go defense in first couple rounds (hopefully first 3 rounds) + the likely money spent in free agency. 

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