Sy said it in his day 2 thread: we probably are drafting for depth the rest of the way if we don’t get back into round 2 or higher in round 3. I’m guessing passrush will be our primary focus next FA and draft season.
Get teams into 3rd and longs so you can manufacture pressure. I wouldn't expect a ton of pass rush help in the rest of the way, best case is a developmental guy.
what kind of edge rushers are in next years draft? Â
because seeing how we didn't improve our biggest weakness on defense I doubt we win many games especially late because we can't manufacturer pressure without over blitzing. If you can't pressure the QB you rarely win games in the NFL.
In theory, Dexter / Dalvin in the middle will allow BJ Hill to face more 1-on-1 matchups. Hill has shown he can get into the backfield, and now he'll get even better.
Is within striking distance in 3rd round and we move up to grab him. Similar to Baker, his tape is exceptional, if they feel the true outlier was his combine then take him and I feel pretty good about our Pass rush. Kid has 1st rd talent, maybe just needs some better coaching and support system. He would pair very well with Golden and Carter, perfect bend the edge speed rusher.
I want this “freak” in Bettcher’s scheme, badly
But, I agree they do need more help.