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Wonder if the 4-3 would be more of a real option if they made a big run at Mario Williams, whom Houston is unlikely to retain.
Having him at LDE and Ware at RDE would be a massive coup, and would potentially give us an overwhelming pass rush when you also factor in Ratliff, Lissemore and Hatcher inside at DT. I've always thought Ratliff would be almost unblockable in the right 4-3 scheme at DT, and he'd probably make alot more plays. Lissemore appears to be a real player as well, and was pretty disruptive even in limited reps this year.
Lee can definitely play MLB, and Bruce Carter's optimal position is probably weakside OLB in a 4-3 scheme anyway, he excelled at that at UNC. They'd need to find a legit strongside OLB, but you could get a fairly low cost guy via free agency or perhaps someone in the middle rounds of the draft to man that position. It wouldnt have to be a 3 down LB anyway, so you lessen the need for an impact player there.
While some upgrades in the secondary would still be needed, you could overcome alot with a front 7 like this.
Add Nicks at OG, and while the investments would be huge to get both Nicks and Williams the upside to the moves would probably make it worthwhile. We havent splurged in free agency in a good while, and you'd arguably be adding the two best free agents offensively and defensively in this class.
They'd obviously have tremendous flexibility on draft weekend by making just these two moves, as they'd cover the two biggest weaknesses on the team with premier players.
Might seem far fetched, but remember this past August they made a real run at Asomougha even though they appeared to have little cap flexibility. This offseason they have plenty of cap space available.
Having him at LDE and Ware at RDE would be a massive coup, and would potentially give us an overwhelming pass rush when you also factor in Ratliff, Lissemore and Hatcher inside at DT. I've always thought Ratliff would be almost unblockable in the right 4-3 scheme at DT, and he'd probably make alot more plays. Lissemore appears to be a real player as well, and was pretty disruptive even in limited reps this year.
Lee can definitely play MLB, and Bruce Carter's optimal position is probably weakside OLB in a 4-3 scheme anyway, he excelled at that at UNC. They'd need to find a legit strongside OLB, but you could get a fairly low cost guy via free agency or perhaps someone in the middle rounds of the draft to man that position. It wouldnt have to be a 3 down LB anyway, so you lessen the need for an impact player there.
While some upgrades in the secondary would still be needed, you could overcome alot with a front 7 like this.
Add Nicks at OG, and while the investments would be huge to get both Nicks and Williams the upside to the moves would probably make it worthwhile. We havent splurged in free agency in a good while, and you'd arguably be adding the two best free agents offensively and defensively in this class.
They'd obviously have tremendous flexibility on draft weekend by making just these two moves, as they'd cover the two biggest weaknesses on the team with premier players.
Might seem far fetched, but remember this past August they made a real run at Asomougha even though they appeared to have little cap flexibility. This offseason they have plenty of cap space available.
