The losses are minimal. I really am not concerned about losing any of these guys.
What is concerning is that we have added no one but Kendricks. Like sometimes you need even just some decent guys to fill spots. We didn't even try to do that. Like you are banking way too heavily on the draft and needing certain positions. I honestly could draft a Oline, RB and WR and feel great about the offense. But like you said, holy shit you've now done nothing on defense to improve except Kendricks. Again, why you sort of need to fill some holes in free agency. Like maybe a DT or DE? Maybe at least one more serviceable Olineman? Oh yeah maybe a reliable RB who can pick up a blitz?
The losses are replaceable but I don't think I would call them minimal. Center is a real issue, as is DT, as is pass rush, possibly guard or tackle. RB is alarming.
And that's just to get back to where we were.
And by the way, where we were was clearly not good enough.
Good times.
This is why people are mad. Because of how minimally we approach free agency, and because of how limited and random the draft can be, we'll struggle to get back to the point we ended the season at.
It would be a miracle if we improved over last season, and last season ended in extreme disappointment.
It's hard to see how we'd ever get better - whether this season or in future years - with this approach.
It's very very frustrating.
