This Superbowl illustrated how important OT & DE is

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  1. TitanUpB4UGO

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    If the Broncos don't have both DeMarcus Ware and Von Miller, they probably lose the Superbowl handily. Or, if Carolina had 2 elite OT's, they win. It was the relentless pass rush of Denver that won the game, and Carolina's average OT's that lost it. Their OT's got beat in this game, like our RT's did, all season long.

    It sure made me hope we can manage to acquire someone like OT Russell Okung in FA, so we can take Bosa at No.1. That way we have our OT situation solved and an elite pass rush. But, to be honest, with this tightwad organization, I don't see us having a snowball's chance in hades of acquiring a good OT outside of the draft.
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    In that case, taking Tunsil can help give us some insurance against elite pass rushers like Von Miller, DeMarcus Ware, JJ Watt. Take the money we would spend on Okung and trade the Bills a player to get Mario Williams off their hands. He wants out of Buffalo and publicly criticized Ryan's usage of him.

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  2. JCBRAVE

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    We don't need Bosa because he's not elite, we need help in the secondary so that our defense functions.
     
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  3. GoT

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    just as long as it is D Fence - D Fence - D Fence

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  4. TitanUpB4UGO

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    There are some good corners in FA, like Leon Hall at Cincy, Sean Smith at KC, Prince Amukamara with the Giants, and a S like Mark Barron (Rams)

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    BTW, a lot of people are down on our secondary, but McCourty and Cox are a pretty good starting duo. They were both injured at various points and then when (OLB) Derrick Morgan was out, our pass rush suffered badly. And I don't know where you are getting the notion that Bosa isn't an elite pass rusher. He's better than JJ Watt was coming out of college, and that explains why some analysts like McShay have us taking him at No.1
     
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    didn't you say nobody good would come to Tennessee .....
     
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  6. Hormesis

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    Pretty good secondary doesn't cut it. We have lost sooo many games because of our secondary. I have had enough of that. Does Bosa knock Morgan or Orakpo off the lineup? NO! He is undersized and does not fit our D. I would rather go Tunsil than Bosa, and we do not need a fresh nosed I aint played a NFL game OL to go with what we already have. Ramsey is the best choice for this team as things stand in this particular draft. We can agree to disagree obviously.
     
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  7. TitanUpB4UGO

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    We will have a hard time with the upper tier guys. We are almost never willing to pay premium salaries for premium players. We typically roll the dice on guys who were once good, but because of injury, age, etc. they aren't as in demand as they otherwise would be. Orakpo is a good example of that.
     
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  8. Hormesis

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    Orakpo is a pretty damn good player.
     
  9. TitanUpB4UGO

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    Freshmen CB's who ain't ever played a down in the NFL won't help the team any faster than an elite OT, especially when that is a CRITICAL position of need.

    Bosa is NOT undersized. Where in the hell did you get that notion from? He's been an NFL sized OLB/DE, and no one has even questioned that....but you. I'm not saying we don't need DB help, but there ain't no way we are taking Ramsey No.1 overall. Ain't happening. It will be either Tunsil or Bosa.

    As for Morgan and Orakpo being displaced by Bosa...maybe you didn't notice how bad our pass rush was once Morgan went down. We have ZERO depth at that position. Most great defenses have more than 2 good pass rushers. The Texans have Watt, Clowney and Mercilus...that's three 1st Rd picks on pass rushers. Denver has Von Miller, Demarcus Ware, Shane Ray and Wolfe.

    Bosa would give us at least one elite pass rusher and two solid ones.
     
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  10. TitanUpB4UGO

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    That wasn't the point. Orakpo was AFFORDABLE for us because he had those pectoral injuries...so, he was perceived as damaged goods around the league. It was a big gamble for us because we don't have squat behind him and Morgan
     
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