I don’t consider Chris Johnson to be that great of a liability – we just need a better pass rush

sorry

Would be a nice pick as well. I like the Arthur Jones guy alot. But hes a 3-4th rounder. I think an immediate change in the Defence can bring us to the playoffs, If our O can bring it and the D steps up with intensity. Brandon Spikes would be another option in the 2nd ifMcClain isnt there. I love this draft because its filled with talent!!

The OT class doesnt go much deeper than the 1st. Theres alot of talent in the Top 10. But not much after that. While theres alot of talent of DT’s and LB’s all through out the draft. Like you said, A defensive change could take 2 years to perfect and I think that 2nd year could just be perfection of the scheme. If you add the players now and let them learn the scheme. You can work on the O Line next year while our D is already scary good

we still would not have the pass rushers

We were a top-sack team without blitzing last year. Scott, Ellis, Shaughnessy, Warren, Bryant, Kelly, even Seymour, all have decent to great pass rush. Scott and Shaughnessy are still young too, which means they’re still developing and getting better.

Now if we get that NT to go with Kelly/Warren/Bryant in the middle to eat up blockers, imagine how much better the pass rush would still be. Add in the fact that Marshall does blitz more than most think, and this is a top-10 pass rush.

*hate, not hare

But thinks he can play 3-4 better. That said, he may be gone at 8, at which point we need to have a contingency plan. I’ll be pleased if we address the three positions. OT, DT, and MLB, not necessarily in that order, but that we take the best player available at the respective position of the three, and take whatever’s left with our next two.

And defense does win championships, but it hasn’t really held true lately. NO was good at taking the ball away; you take away that significant stat, and that team got gashed huge between the 20s, and lived off creating turnovers, often for defensive scores. The important fact here is, the great Raider teams all had a strong defensive identity, and would keep games close, taking over in the final quarter.

I like the guys you mentioned. I hope McClain is there in the first round, and we’ll see who’s available in the next two at OT and DT.

and having watched him play in college, he’s a good guy to have on the D-line with an outstanding motor. He seems to have everything you are looking for in a 3-gap DT, as he is good against the run and pass. The best benefit IMO is that he would replace either Kelly or Warren as the primary 3-technique guy on the line. We would still need a NT in the rotation though.

I’m trying not to get my hopes up too much though, because I’d be overjoyed with the Raiders picking Price. I have yet to hear that the Raiders are showing any interest in him or he will go in the top 10 of the draft (as it seems he is projected in the mid to late 1st round).

So it comes down to:
1 )appraising the greatest need – which is almost a toss up, and
2) your theory of what will benefit the whole team more – a stud OT, MLB, or DT.
I’m with Remix on this one and believe we benefit more with a great MLB or DT because our middle has been exploited all season and allowing points – so fixing that problem would get the O on the field more.
But, getting an OT, while it would help us generate more points would not address the points being scored against our weak middle. (Unless our time of possession increase bigtime … and I don’t see the addition of even Okung doing that).

The Sebastian signing was too bad. If the O gets him more chances instead of letting him try 60+ kicks then he would earn the money. JaFatfuck! lol

BRUCE GRADKOWSKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

M.Y.,
 Im gonna continue to respond like this to every comment you make saying that we do not have a QB. Just thought you should know.

the next Gannon. If he really puts the time in he can be force to lead the team. Gannon was no superstar athlete but his performance on the field for us was do to his desire to win and work smart and become the beast in the film room and on the practice field.
Now as I said “he could be” I am not saying he is the saviour of our team but he could be a pleasant surprise and if at the end of this coming season we are still a question at QB then trade and/or draft a QB for the next season. If we bring back Frye, Grad and obviously JaBobbleBlob then hopefully we can have some stability and someone comes out to be an everyday QB that performs.

The dynamic, primarily passing offenses of today like NO and Indy, that can score at any given moment from anywhere on the field, dictates this is the way to move.

It also make a strong argument for switching to 3-4 to create quicker pass rush from faster guys who can get upfield in a heartbeat (at least 50% of teams, also the largely successful defenses).

then it’s “3 and out” for the opponents and we get the ball twice or three times as much. I realize we need OL help but we also need interior line and MLB help. I don’t see how we can fix everything in one year. But if we do it right, with a franchise MLB and a run stopping DT who can also penetrate then we can certainly go to 9-7 (especially if Jackson calls a good game) and make a playoff game this year. Then we’ll be set for the run at the big dance the following year when the final improvements are made to the OL. We’ve proven we can score against good teams and our WRs improved immensely – we have good RBs that weren’t used correctly. Everything should be better this season provided we can stop the run and pressure the QBs.