Originally posted by ritz126:
Originally posted by LifelongNiner:
Originally posted by 49oz2superbowl:
He might be my favorite fit for us. Much better pas rush repertoire than many guys mocked in round 1 and exactly what we're missing given how much we probably over-prioritized run defending DL. Bosa and Huff are the only guys on the roster with any real developed pass rush moves and need another edge we can use on 3rd downs (assuming Mykel/YGM/White are exclusively guys you'd kick in on 3rd downs). Also there's a chance we trade or release Huff in the offseason given his base is much higher next year, no guaranteed $ and he wasn't exactly productive enough to justify $15M.
We definitely didn't overpriortize. It was a huge need. Stopping the run is always first. With that said, we can stand to add extra rushers.
As for Huff, you can't truly evaluate him based on this season. He's being asked to do things he can't or shouldn't be doing. With Bosa on rush downs only, he looked good. If anything, Id take advantage and try to get a 2 year extension for a little cheaper. A healthy Bryce Huff on pass rushing downs looks completely different.
this we definitely did overprioritize it was the #1 need coming into last draft. I am not too worried about the pass rush tbh because as you said Huff isnt a starting DE who is not meant to set edges and stuff he is a speed pass rusher. I think once we get Bosa and Williams back you will see pass rush instantly improve. That is to say we definitely still need rotational players on DL at EDGE and DT i dont know if i would classify it as a first round need though i would live to get a bunch of players in round 3+
Early round i would like a WR S LB as top needs
I meant that is was appropriate the focus we put on D-line, given the state of our run D last year. I would argue that with Mykel Williams alone, Seattle doesn't run on us like that and it's a competitive game tha we likely would lose. With Williams and Bosa, we could possibly even stop their run and have a realistic shot at winning the game.
With that said, I like the potential of another 3 down edge rusher as we can get a real rotation going and keep our marathon guys like Williams and Bosa at about 50 snaps a game. I'd still want a pure speed guy but this is a good start.
