There are a lot of salvageable things on defense.
DeMarcus Lawrence is actually pretty good.. Sans the Leon Lett-esque Bonehead Play. He's grown a bit, and I'm excited to see what he can bring us.
Mincey & Crawford are a nice combo, they have enough awareness to get their hands up and try to tip the ball when they know they are blocked and can't get to the QB. Think Crawford is a starter, and Mincey is a good rotational DT. Along with Hayden, even T. McClain. Would be a deep Line if we can add 2 guys next to Lawrence & Crawford. That has to be #1 priority in the draft.
Bruce Carter has been balling. I was wrong about Durant, he has been decent when he was healthy, but Carter is better, and allows us to let Durant go (both are Free Agents).
Hitchens was injured but has been good this season, especially as a 4th Round Pick. He's proved me wrong, I was so frustrated with that pick on Draft Saturday that I turned off the TV.
Rolando is the heart and soul of the defense.
If Lee can stay healthy (if he doesn't next year, have to let him go). But Carter - McClain - Lee with Hitchens as your 4th to give rest to Carter & Lee, and Lee give some rest to McClain is good money.
Carr still sucks. Yesterday Carr made a tackle on Reggie Bush, basically grabbed his jersey to keep him from turning up the field. Then Aikman or Buck said Carr is a much improved tackler, I immediately said "NO HE'S NOT." And a play or two later, short pass to Calvin, he misses the tackle, and Calvin turns it to 20+ yards. I would trade out of the 5th, 6th & 7th rounds just to get rid of him.
Scandrick is much improved. Don't think he's a #1 Corner, but compared to last year he's so much better. Thank you Draya?!?!?
I think as a 3rd DB, Mo will perform. He'll still be a bust, but he'll be good enough to give you what you need from a 3rd DB.
Wilcox & Church are perplexing figures. They'll screw up a lot, and then somehow make a good play. Church slipping on that double move in the 1Q to give Tate a TD, after he called out Tate is shamful. Wilcox looked fine last night. We didn't give up the huge bomb, except for that Tate TD, so the safeties did their job.
If we can get Marinelli an improved pass rush with 1/2 a new starting DLine, we'll be a so much better defensively.