Our defense is ranked higher than the Rams so its hard to argue that getting younger and cheaper at the DC positon was a mistake. Also the signings on the o-line were dictated by the free agent market (which was slim this year) and our teams needs. We needed every position but center and had very little cap room to make that happen. Elway had to shop the bargain bin and he's paying for it now, but honestly blowing his whole wad on 1 lineman would have yielded the same result. I will agree with you on the HC signing though, I was skeptical of choosing a defensive coach when our team desperately needed (needs) new life on offense. With McVay and Shannahan on the market it was definitely a questionable decision to sign Joseph.