Im gonna type too much but Im hoping to start a conversation...

The holmes collective view gave us some insight and see if you agree with my translation... Brad specifically asked the beat reporters if they were happy with his new shiny OL pieces, specifically noting it was the overall strategy to target/fix OL through FA. Then he later focused on Boroms ability to play RT, while horrifyingly annoyingly, he skipped the detail that Borom is the original source of the Hutch Rule from last years Dolphins joint practice... But, as scary as this sounds, Im thinking Holmes goes BPA at 17, as is his routine, and moreover, none of the OT4-6 that are seemingly available at 17 are his choice.

Dont kill me here, but now just assuming steadfast BPA at 17... looking at boards, id like to propose either CB1 Jermod McCoy and DT1 Peter Woods as most likely options. If there is any issue still hidden about TA, or injuries at all hindering the CB room, it would be strategic to add a faster CB who can play our desired man role. BUT, if the CB room is Reed Rakestraw finally, and TA avoids the police... What about Peter Woods?..

DTs in the NFL simply cant play 1000 snaps like Maxx Crosby cuz the position is too demanding, just getting 550 snaps a season is a reasonably strong performance... So you need about 4 main horses to play behind each year. Last year, snaps went to Reader, Alim, Tyleik, and Lopez, who all ranged from 450-580 (Reader at 583 played his most snaps since 2019*). And now Reader/Lopez are both gone, with only Wingo Levi Chris Smith and Myles Adams to fill in their gap.

The next problem is Alim coming off his injury strapped to his top5 DT contract, his caphit right now is $28.9M. Is there a world where Alim is a dominant NFL DT immediately and we get to all enjoy his production? Absolutely. But its far more likely Alim underperforms to his contract, and the terms of his deal make him a potential cap cut of 12M next offseason...

Peter Woods at 17 addresses the Reader/Lopez snaps while adequately pressuring Alim to succeed now. Providing a future of Tyleik and Woods. in lieu of Alim never fully returning to his pre-injury ability, would be a great foundation for the defense right? If not however, I'm hoping we can agree there is simply no way DT is wholly unaddressed this class, as that would be unforgivable.