QuahHawk
Well-known member
1 year can change a lot, If you asked this before last year I'm sure there would have been more people suggesting Mebane, Clemons, Red, ET, and Wright as our core cause they we the play makers on a top 5 defense.
So much has changed but "Core" guys have to be leaders and guys who's play elevates the players around them. I'd also throw out the word irreplaceable, they had to be guys that you can't put a value on, guys that are worth more to your team than another.
#1 Wilson
#2 Thomas
#3 Lynch
#4 Okung
#5 Chancellor
#6 Unger
Guys like Sherman, Harvin, Rice, Miller, Bryant, Mebane, Wright, Wagner, Tate are on the fringe but are not quite there for me.
I'd like to argue against Sherman as a core player, he might a top CB in the league but I think some is due to our system and the other DB's surrounding him. To me ET is more important to our defensive scheme and I think PC & JS have shown they value the saftey position more than the CB. We drafted ET in the 1st, paid Kam big money but have plugged the CB position with a UDFA form the CFL and a 5th round pick. I think WT3, Lane, Simon, or Maxwell would not lose us the game if they had to fill Sherm's shoes. Without ET and probably even Kam our defense would struggle.
So much has changed but "Core" guys have to be leaders and guys who's play elevates the players around them. I'd also throw out the word irreplaceable, they had to be guys that you can't put a value on, guys that are worth more to your team than another.
#1 Wilson
#2 Thomas
#3 Lynch
#4 Okung
#5 Chancellor
#6 Unger
Guys like Sherman, Harvin, Rice, Miller, Bryant, Mebane, Wright, Wagner, Tate are on the fringe but are not quite there for me.
I'd like to argue against Sherman as a core player, he might a top CB in the league but I think some is due to our system and the other DB's surrounding him. To me ET is more important to our defensive scheme and I think PC & JS have shown they value the saftey position more than the CB. We drafted ET in the 1st, paid Kam big money but have plugged the CB position with a UDFA form the CFL and a 5th round pick. I think WT3, Lane, Simon, or Maxwell would not lose us the game if they had to fill Sherm's shoes. Without ET and probably even Kam our defense would struggle.