Defense, Defense, Defense

[allstar1579]

Golston is back. May be in the mix to make the 53

Replaces Holliday in your previous assessment. Great for depth I think. Read J. Jenkins has been the most impressive player in camp. Might get a decent pass rush this year.

[backwardsk]

Replaces Holliday in your previous assessment. Great for depth I think. Read J. Jenkins has been the most impressive player in camp. Might get a decent pass rush this year.

Yeah, it depends on where the counts are this season for the units. Do they keep 9 or 10 DBs? I'd imagine they'd keep 9 LBs. So then it's either 6 or 7 DLs. I'm assuming they do a 25/25 ratio for offense/defense. With Cofield as a guy who could theoretically play either NT or DE, I figure they'll have both Nield and Bryant and carry 3 other DEs. But they may end up being thin in other positions. For example they may carry 9 DBs with either Barnes or Gomes being able to fill in at CB or Safety.

I thought Golston could do well in a 4-3 system elsewhere. I like the dude, good locker room guy, but I wouldn't want him penciled in as a starter like last year. Like you said, good depth.

[backwardsk]

Golston is back. May be in the mix to make the 53

Doughty and Rocky are back too. I've reading that Markus white has been doing well. Seems like a lot of competition at lb.

[OrioleMagic]

I guess nothing happened with Tatupu...

[allstar1579]

I guess nothing happened with Tatupu...

Yeah that's what I'm guessing. I mean Rocky could have been a depth thing, but with Riley, Henson and Alexander all in the mix as backups that wouldn't make any sense if they sign Lofa too. He probably wanted a ton of money. I would have done it thinking forward to the day Fletcher hangs em up.

[backwardsk]

Henson cut. Fox from Pitt signed. Evidently he was their ST captain. Might battle for a starting spot.