Once Mosley and Shazier were gone I don't think there was an ILB who was going to step in and beat out Hawk/Jones, so while I'm not thrilled about it I get it. Don't know if there's a FA vet ILB who would be available.

As for OLB's, I think getting Peppers pushes everyone else down the chain a bit, which essentially makes the depth better. Perry/Neal may never be healthy, but between them can probably cobble together 16 games of depth. Bradford is a rookie, Palmer on the bubble and Mulumba will likely be improved. Matthews will miss about 4 games to injuries, but overall the OLB group is better compared to last year.

They do need to do something about the ILBs -- maybe Jones will stay healthy and bounce back. I thought they'd at least try Bradford inside but I think they will keep him at OLB this year...so we can probably end that talk for now.