I too am watching the WR corps. Yet above that interest is the Inside LB and the critical need to aggressively trade/deal for a strong ILB. Gutekunst must act on this ASAP !
Originally Posted by: Smokey
Honestly I'm not so sure about that...
1) People were down right raving about ILB Martin until his injury, which was supposed to be a six week injury, two weeks before the season, so he might be back after the bye week.
2) UDFA ILB Barnes might be a steal, he's smart, athletic, and I saw where someone (I believe PFF maybe?) had him among the least missed tackles in the NFL (which our defense needs more of).
I understand that they might not be perfect as rookies, but develop the hell out of them season and they might be amazing next season.
Also, it's extremely hard to get a complete LB in this day and age, especially via FA or trade... they might be able to find another ILB Goodson (Jake Ryan is available), but not sure we're going to find guys clearly better than what we got.
Also Runyan is another guy that has shown some promise that I have been wanting to develop, as he didn't look like he was that far behind Patrick, and he has a LOT more upside potential than Patrick.