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I think I would have to disagree with you. A well rounded defense is valuable. Day after day after day I hear that this position is more important than that position...that NT is the most important position in a 3-4. But when I bring up that neither SF nor Baltimore have a great NT...mouths close. SF was a great defense well before it acquired Aldon Smith. Also...take away the other Smith brother...and all of a sudden Aldon looks more human. .
People say that. Even coaches say that. I say just look at the money. Elite pass rushers are always the highest paid players on defense. A lockdown boundary corner would be second. The relative value of these players is demonstrated amply in how precious cap dollars are allocated, just as it is on offense (where the quarterback is the highest paid player).
It's all fairly speculative. We don't know how much Spencer will cost. Maybe not as much as I'm assuming. But given our cap situation we're probably only going to have the opportunity to sign one starter level free agent. My personal feeling is it needs to be a deep safety.