Who is going to start scoring TDs? They must be expecting lots of forced fumbles and interceptions from the most explosive DL in the NFL.
Having a nasty DL is nice but the Rams were first in the NFL in sacks last year and still 15th in the league in D. The real deficincies were in the secondary at corner and safety where multiple options were open. Maybe even LB with a talent like Mosley! But holy crap we get another DL. And he's an undersized three technique. Cmon man.
Donald is a stud. Top 5 talent in this draft. He's a true game changer and those are rare.
So let's forget about offense for a second then. Why use a high pick on a guy at a position of ABSOLUTE strength when you have immediate needs that can be filled??? Deone Bucannon, Darquez Dennard, Jason Verrett, Ha Ha Clinton Dix were all there and we could have traded back and got one...
I just don't really like it over other positions. Even if Donald is some Gerald McCoy type penetrator.
The #2 defense in the league, the Carolina Panthers, had a starting secondary of Captain Munnerlyn, Melvin White, Mike Mitchell, Quintin Mikell, and Drayton Florence.
They won because their front 7 was dominant and they had a great scheme. Our defense under-performed because our scheme sucked. With a dominant front 7, you don't need a stellar secondary. You just need a DC that knows what he's doing.
You don't reach for lesser talent. That's what Linehan, Spags, Shaw, Zygmundt, etc. were great at doing.