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Originally Posted by YDFL Commish
All of those teams have holes.
The Stillers O-Line is a big ? They also lost their 2nd best pass rusher.
The Pats drove the Brinks truck straight into free agency, but does anyone here seriously think that they are better than the Colts?
The Chiefs O-Line got exposed in the SB, and they really haven't improved it as much as many think. The losses definitely out-weigh the gains.
The Saints lost Brees and still had to let a boat load of guys go to stay under the cap.
Also, Ballard isn't done yet. He's got an owner in his ear that wants to win now.
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The Steelers OL is a question mark at LT, but solid beyond that. They'll probably sign one of the FAs to plug the hole, just like the Colts. As for pass rush, They'll turn Quincy Roche into something, they have a history of it.
The Cheats got their franchise QB and I'm trying not to think about it. But the league will never learn not to let them have nice things.
I disagree with your assessment of the Chiefs OL. Creed Humphrey and Trey Smith will start for them this year. They traded for Orlando Brown to cover LT, and they have the strongest interior OL group in the NFL at this point after also signing Joe Thuney, Kyle Long, and Austin Blythe. Do they move Thuney or Long outside to RT?
The Saints will compete with some combination of Winston and Hill. They've still got a good team, and they had a sneaky good draft. They got good players in Turner, Werner, and Adebo, and that's going to improve what was already a solid defense.
The Colts could be one of the most complete teams in the league once they sign a competent LT. That would require some of these drafted pass rushers to pan out. The Colts now have 5 top 60 picks invested in the position in the last 4 drafts. Those picks need to start paying dividends on the field.