One thing I learned after the pile-on I suffered in the draft forum recently is that, in lieu of the outstanding job Veach has done rebuilding the OL, we've all kind of downplayed the severity of the situation at DE.
Frank Clark is the only clearly starting DE on the roster.
If he gets hurt, which he will because he always does, our starting DEs will probably be Mike Danna and Taco Charlton, with Tim Ward and Joshua Kaindoh rotating in.
That's just not going to get it done, folks.
I'm going to lay out some options that I can foresee, let me know what you think is most likely. [Reply]
I think Jones will play outside some, but I also think that Ward, Danna, and Charlton will rotate a lot and play well. I think we're good at DE. [Reply]
I think they’ll sign someone. To me the bigger issue is 2022 and beyond. Clark should hopefully be gone after this year, but there’s really not much to replace him. Going to need to address the position with numbers next year. [Reply]
Originally Posted by OKchiefs:
I think they’ll sign someone. To me the bigger issue is 2022 and beyond. Clark should hopefully be gone after this year, but there’s really not much to replace him. Going to need to address the position with numbers next year.
If that's true, then Veach will sign one of the league's best defensive ends on a team-friendly deal, and then he'll draft two future superstars at the position.
Clark, Taco, Jones, Danna, talented upside with Kaindoh.
I don’t think it’s a total black hole. A free agent between now and the first game is still possible between post June cuts and roster cut downs. [Reply]