The #Chiefs are hiring Steve Spagnuolo as their new defensive coordinator, sources say. The former #Giants DC and interim HC/#Rams HC began his NFL coaching career as an #Eagles assistant under Andy Reid. Now rejoins Big Red in KC.
If we can get a 1st+ for Ford then we should keep Houston and trade Ford. Houston will be a quality DE in a 4-3 defense and i'm not sure Ford fits.
We can also experiment and see who works best on the opposite DE from Houston. I want them to move Chris Jones around ala Neil Smith. His athleticism and quickness should allow him to attack OTs without being a weakness against the run. Then we can put Williams at NT and Nnadi at the 3-tech for a stout interior run defense.
Houston,Williams,Nnadi,Jones or Houston,Nnadi,Jones,Speaks
Niemann , Hitchen , O'Daniel
Ward, Berry , Lucas , Fuller (Nickle - Nelson in, Fuller to slot)
When Jones is at DE the Defensive line should be able to rush the passer and stop the run. That protects our linebackers and let our safeties maintain their depth and help more effectively against the pass.
Niemann will probably need to be replaced at SSLB, although if Scott Fujita could do it, maybe Niemann can too. [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
Well for one, with all the money to be had out there in free agency, I don't know really how far his 15 mil will go. It could be a couple guys for sure, but you get into unknown players there.
Secondly, one thing I think you're overlooking a bit is just how "injured" he has been or would have to be to miss a game. Since he's going to be playing for a big deal again, I would imagine he'd be a little more likely to play thru some things where as he hasnt' in the past.
He missed the combine as a potential first round pick because he wasn't able to run. [Reply]
“I wouldn’t mind it,” Ford said. “We’re working toward removing the franchise tag in the future. A long-term deal is more suitable, especially [since] this is a 100-percent-guaranteed-injury industry. So we want to move toward that soon, but no one’s tripping about a franchise tag.”
Dee expects to be injured in the near future. [Reply]
Chiefs unveil full defensive staff: Steve Spagnuolo – Coordinator Brendan Daly – Run Game/Line Matt House – Linebackers Dave Merritt – Def Backs Sam Madison – Def Backs/Corners Britt Reid – LBs/OLBs Terry Bradden – Def Quality Control Alex Whittingham – Def Asst
Originally Posted by Kiimosabi:
If he's worth more than Mack then we should keep him.
How many people here roasted Oakland for trading Mack? Even for two first rounders? Then laughed as John said pass rushers are hard to find?
Not me. I saw that The Raiders suck, and were going to rebuild, and in that case, if you can get a haul like that for a guy you take it.
The fucking Raiders should own the next two drafts.
I still think Chucky's crazy, but he's loading up #1's. If you're shit, you know you're shit, why the hell not? They're going to get good in a hurry [Reply]