Tommy-the-Greek Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 Is our "D" line as it is right now, as good or better then last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 I was thinking that as well and it's a tough question to answer. To my way of thinking, Wynn is not as good as Coleman overall, but he's younger. Dotson, to me, is better than Lang, but he's older. Right now I'd say we are not quite as able as last year. Another solid addition to add to the rotation and we'll be in MUCH better shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Brasi Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 I agree Art. One more addition and we're in considerably better shape than we were last year. The question is, after the Dotson signing, do we now focus a little more on a DE to fill in for Bruce against the run? I think we do. Dotson is a great addition, but we still have a little more work to do with this line before we have a well-balanced line that will perform strongly against the run and the pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 I think right now it's a push. If they use this money they saved on Dotson to bring back Marco, then I would say we've got a solid line with Bruce rotating in on passing downs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyJ Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 I'd say better. I'd take Wynn over an injured Coleman. Dotson is a better tackle, age notwithstanding, than Lang could ever hope to be. Dedicating Bruce to pass-rushing would be an improvement, too. The only question, then, is, who platoons with Bruce? Any real word on the bevy of young guys, i.e., "My Man" Leverette, Arp, etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 Sonny is right. When comparing Dlines, you have to take into account a Marco Coleman who was probably never more than 60% last year. And a Bruce Smith with a bad shoulder. I think we will be considerably better against the run and about the same vs. pass rush (which aint good). But once again, let's keep in mind that Marvin Lewis comes from defensive backgrounds where EVERYONE is used to rush the passer. His recent defenses were the Steelers of the early 90's and the Raven defenses of the mid to late 90's. Not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 I would love to see that Leverette has stepped up to snare the RDE spot on running downs and opefully by late season shows pass rushing skillz. But I'm thinking Dotson will be playing RDE especially if we sign Sammie Adams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown 43 Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 We can't forget the young guy's Arp and Levrette! They may have a future! Also Powell from the Bears, remember the Bear fans weren't too happy when we signed him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cskin Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 Yes, let's not forget about the Powell boys.... Englehardt..... Arp..... Will Beck (monster size).... and Delbert Cowsette. I'm pulling for Cowsette to crack the DL rotation. I like his bowling ball size, and I remember him having quite a motor when he played. With the right coaching and scheme, he could become a solid starter. Which one of the Powell boys came from Chicago? Sean or Carl. And... wasn't Englehardt leading NFL Europe in sacks when he was there? Arp... don't know much about him, but I remember the past regime really liking him. Will Beck, the guy is definitely considered a wide body at 329lbs. Should one of these boys show a competitive fire, wouldn't it be nice to pass on Adams and use the salary cap savings to extend some of the foundation blocks (Jansen...Bailey). As for Stephen Davis, my hunch is that he'll (and his agent) will price themselves right off of our roster next year. Be prepared to see him in another uni, regardless of how good he would look in the Skin Retros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown 43 Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 Carl Powell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins24 Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 Are our players better than last year? We'll have to wait and see, right now it looks like last years players(healthy) are a bit better than this years but once again, we'll have to wait and see. Will our D line be better than last year? Yes. Why? Marvin Lewis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF4L Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 It better be better if we are to break that stinking streak at 9!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 If it turns out we have confidence in the current kids on the roster to pass on Sammie and they produce that will be a major surprise because of the youth and lack of Cap implications from them. We could lock up Rock Jansen and Champ and have two less Maalox moments in the next offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 All this rests on one uncertain question: Will Big Daddy remain healthy? Last year was his first year not playing hurt, and he excelled. The question is, was his last year a one-time thing a la Westbrook. If so, we are in deep doodoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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