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Originally Posted by eaglenj
I just dont see thomas as a good enough starter given our overall defense and the fact that he saves us $3.6 million with no cap hit.
Is he a dependable, veteran player...sure, but he is very slow, and doesnt do any one particular thing exceptionally. If we had some young, fast players that needed a veteran presence I could see it. But we have all slower-veteran LBs and need to inject some speed and youth into the position.
Pace took a lot of heat this year, and I think that was overdone. He is a very good player....he is just not a star. If the Dline in general is getting pressure, and Pace can be isolated, he is very good (see his sack/forced fumble on brady). But if he is facing an OT who has help, hes not a guy who is gonna split a double team.
I think we can live with either a DE or OLB out of this draft and then work westerman into the mix for thomas. Ideally we can trade down into the second round and wind up with a Taylor in the 2nd, beal with one 3rd and BPA with the other 3rd.
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guys like pace, thomas, scott and ellis are all fine, but not together. you need to mix in younger guys with more speed/explosiveness so that you have a blend of savvy veterans and young energy. the jets front 7 lacks the pure young energy/speed right now, and that's why they can't get off the field on 3rd downs enough.