Assuming Malik is healthy and he is signed, its pretty amazing how our D backfield has evolved, in a relatively short period of time, from a weak position last year to a somewhat deep, above average to maybe even, dare I say, a solid one.

Of course the other FAs and draftees have also helped in this potential upgrade. The competition should really be interesting and hopefully it will produce some good positive results. gary b does bring up a good point about "who is the healthiest between the two". IMO, if MH IS healthy, I would give him the edge. Big man, small man thing may play a part in the equation.

In any case, the bottom line for me is, at least, the depth appears to be much better than we have seen in the recent past.