My Lessons for next year

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Originally Posted by painekiller

Another thing I noticed, having more than one guy with talent is a good thing. Do not mistake a guy making a lot of tackles for a guy making offenses account for him. Cushing is a huge upgrade .


We are going to be able to bring Barwin along at the slower pace that will allow him to succeed. He should also be a special teams monster.

If Caldwell plays this year that is a bonis, it should be next season before he get a shot at starting. BTW he can be the OC in a few years, if injuries do force him to be sooner.

I understand the blocking TE, but the kid from Rice? He was to good to pass? This must be the year of the TE. I am not knocking his talent, he has a ton of it was supposed to be a 2nd rounder iirc. Another super special teamer...

Not sure why you were not a fan of Cushing. He wasn't my first choice either until I sat down and thought about just what did we need at OLB. No it wasn't the WILL, it was the SAM, thus the Cushings pick was a natural. Mathews could have played SAM, but his best position, IMOG is the WILL.

As for why draft two TE's in this Draft? I think as much as anything else, it was to send a plain message to OD that he is not the only TE out there. I think the NFL is going to tighten up in general on a team's FA's. This means OD and Mr. Robinson, who just may end up in another neighborhood. JMO, of course.