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Seattle looks very strong and if they win the SB they will be the first team in about 10 years to be very active in FAs to win it all.
Those day three picks. Choosing Davon House over Richard Sherman just about sums it up why Seattle was in the Super Bowl and not us.That's not entirely true. Here is the starting defense:
LDE Red Bryant: 2008 fourth-round pick.
LDT Tony McDaniel: Signed a one-year, $890,000 deal as an unrestricted free agent from Miami in March. Entered league as undrafted free agent with Jacksonville in 2006.
RDT Brandon Mebane: 2007 third-round pick. Signed a five-year, $25 million contract ($9 million guaranteed) on July 29, 2011.
RDE Chris Clemons: Acquired in a trade with Philadelphia on March 16, 2010. Seattle also obtained a 2010 fourth-round draft pick (DE E.J. Wilson) while the Eagles received DE Darryl Tapp. Signed three-year, $22 million extension ($10 million guaranteed) on July 23, 2012.
OLB Bruce Irvin: 2012 first-round pick.
MLB Bobby Wagner: 2012 second-round pick.
OLB Malcolm Smith: 2011 seventh-round pick.
CB Richard Sherman: 2011 fifth-round pick.
CB Byron Maxwell: 2011 sixth-round pick.
SS Kam Chancellor: 2010 fifth-round pick.
FS Earl Thomas: 2010 first-round pick.
Throw in Russel Wilson, Golden Tate, Max Unger, Russel Okung, ect. and this is a team with starting lineups built mostly through the draft.
In my opinion, you use free agency to strategically plug certain holes on your roster for depth and use the draft to build your team.
Never overpay for a free agent unless its a for sure bet to help you win it all (ie Reggie White for example)
I wouldnt mind seeing us average 1-2 FA signings a year for depth purposes...or even a cheap starter that is later in their career. Like Bernard Pollard for example who would come cheap.
Bargain free agency is what its all about. Then use the draft to mold and build your team.
I'm not convinced House would look that bad with Seattle. They play physical man coverage which is what he seems best suited for. I wouldn't be surprised if Sherman looked bad in Capers soft zone defense.Those day three picks. Choosing Davon House over Richard Sherman just about sums it up why Seattle was in the Super Bowl and not us.
I'm not convinced House would look that bad with Seattle. They play physical man coverage which is what he seems best suited for. I wouldn't be surprised if Sherman looked bad in Capers soft zone defense.
So does the FA model work when you wiff on FA acquisitions? Seriously, no model works when you misjudge talent so who cares where you get it? Actually, I care because if you miss on rookies you aren't paying the premium that you pay if you miss on FAs.Our model doesn't seem so great when we aren't hitting a high percentage of our draft picks..
I'm not convinced House would look that bad with Seattle. They play physical man coverage which is what he seems best suited for. I wouldn't be surprised if Sherman looked bad in Capers soft zone defense.
So does the FA model work when you wiff on FA acquisitions? Seriously, no model works when you misjudge talent so who cares where you get it? Actually, I care because if you miss on rookies you aren't paying the premium that you pay if you miss on FAs.
I think everyone likes Shields, Tramon and House in man coverage. They still don't do it enough. They seem to only man up when there is a stud wr on the other team like Marshall. Isn't Capers' entire scheme based on using zone to set up the blitzes?And yet the coaches have said that they like Shields in man coverage and try to play him that way...there are many issues with this defense. We don't need to start making things up.
Bad example IMO: The Seahawks were also wrong about Sherman. He was selected with the 154th pick in that draft. If any team had any idea he would turn out to be the best, or one of the best CBs in the league where would he have been drafted?Those day three picks. Choosing Davon House over Richard Sherman just about sums it up why Seattle was in the Super Bowl and not us.
Bad example IMO: The Seahawks were also wrong about Sherman. He was selected with the 154th pick in that draft. If any team had any idea he would turn out to be the best, or one of the best CBs in the league where would he have been drafted?
Cardinals, Giants, Ravens, Patriots, Bills (2), Chargers (2), Texans (2), 49ers, Raiders (2), Saints, Eagles, Steelers (2), Panthers, Chiefs, Packers, Browns, Vikings, Cowboys, Jaguars. That’s a list of the teams who picked 24 players listed as CBs before Sherman was picked. Some teams with very well regarded front offices regarding personnel acquisition picked CBs ahead of Sherman, including the Ravens, 49ers and the Steelers who, like four other teams, picked two CBs before pick #154.
But now Brady thinks we should get back to the talent laden defense by doing something different by signing FAs?
Seattle looks very strong and if they win the SB they will be the first team in about 10 years to be very active in FAs to win it all. And because of that, suddenly the NFL is an entirely different animal and we should start doing things different? No thanks. If heave FA teams suddenly start winning lots of SBs then I would have to think about it. But right now? Seattle is the exception and not the rule.
TT needs to maintain business as usuall.
So does the FA model work when you wiff on FA acquisitions? Seriously, no model works when you misjudge talent so who cares where you get it? Actually, I care because if you miss on rookies you aren't paying the premium that you pay if you miss on FAs.
The core talent can't be afforded and will be gone. Right now, I see 6-10 next season. I predicted 8-8 for this past season and missed it by half a game.