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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 494220" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #000000">The defense will be improved if: Perry stays healthy and plays with an attitude; A UFA, draftee, Jennings, or McMillian step up at the safety spot opposite Burnett and makes plays; and they find another pass rusher on the DL. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #000000">I don't think Bishop at ROLB makes any sense - he's too light to defend the rush from that spot and IMO it's Matthews' best spot. If Perry continues his progress from last year, there'll be no need to mess with either OLB spot. And Bishop's forte is rushing from inside and if he's 100% he'll add a lot to the D from the ILB spot. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: #000000">McCarthy often talks about the jump that can occur from year one to year two in the NFL. Here's a list of players on D that will have a chance to make that jump: Daniels, Perry, Moses, Manning, Hayward, McMillian, Richardson, and Worthy. Richardson and Worthy have to overcome injuries to contribute but the rest have a real chance to make a difference on D. Daniels could be that missing <em>consistent</em> pass rusher in the nickel and dime. Perry could become a fixture opposite Matthews for seasons to come. And Moses has a chance to improve the pass rush in the nickel and dime, too. If Hayward improves on his rookie year, holy crap! And if McMillian gets a better handle on his responsibilities he could be the answer next to Burnett and perhaps be an enforcer in the DB. Of course none of that could happen, but if just a couple make significant strides, they'll play into Thompson's philosophy of draft and <em><u>develop</u></em> and the D will continue its improvement. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 494220, member: 4300"] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]The defense will be improved if: Perry stays healthy and plays with an attitude; A UFA, draftee, Jennings, or McMillian step up at the safety spot opposite Burnett and makes plays; and they find another pass rusher on the DL. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]I don't think Bishop at ROLB makes any sense - he's too light to defend the rush from that spot and IMO it's Matthews' best spot. If Perry continues his progress from last year, there'll be no need to mess with either OLB spot. And Bishop's forte is rushing from inside and if he's 100% he'll add a lot to the D from the ILB spot. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]McCarthy often talks about the jump that can occur from year one to year two in the NFL. Here's a list of players on D that will have a chance to make that jump: Daniels, Perry, Moses, Manning, Hayward, McMillian, Richardson, and Worthy. Richardson and Worthy have to overcome injuries to contribute but the rest have a real chance to make a difference on D. Daniels could be that missing [I]consistent[/I] pass rusher in the nickel and dime. Perry could become a fixture opposite Matthews for seasons to come. And Moses has a chance to improve the pass rush in the nickel and dime, too. If Hayward improves on his rookie year, holy crap! And if McMillian gets a better handle on his responsibilities he could be the answer next to Burnett and perhaps be an enforcer in the DB. Of course none of that could happen, but if just a couple make significant strides, they'll play into Thompson's philosophy of draft and [I][U]develop[/U][/I] and the D will continue its improvement. [/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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