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Players We Lost
Nate Clements- A great talent, but played when he wanted to. No player like that is worth 80 Million, we pretty much got 3 upgrades on the o-line for 5 million less then it would have costed to retain him.
London Fletcher- A great leader, great tackler, and great mentor. His age, physical stature, and lack of the ability to make plays at the l.o.s is what sent him packing. For as much as i'd like to retain him there are plenty of prospects in the draft that could flourish in this defensive system.
Willis McGahee- He never lived up to the hype, Donahoe ignored other needs to take a chance on a injured back (no wonder why we sent him packing last year) Willis failed to be a good teammate, while failing to produce on the field (11 td's last two years, 13 in his first) that will send any back packing. There a plenty of options (Peterson, Lynch, etc.)
Players Signed
Derrick Dockery- He and Jason Peters should be able to form on of the top left sides of an offensive line. That will open holes for any RB that we can get to fill in, while giving JP more time to get the ball down field.
Langston Walker- This guy is HUGE! Now let's hope we can get him to play like it. He's probably better suited for guard but I can see him at tackle while Preston, Butler, Merz, and Whittle battle for the RG spot.
Jason Whittle- As previous Mcnally/Playoff experience, that is huge for a line that has never even sniffed the postseason. He knows how and what it takes to get into the playoffs. Very versitile, while he may be able to challenge for a starting spot.
Holes To Fill
Running Back- There are a couple backs out there (Brown,A-Train) and there is a couple of trade possibilities. I'd go with Rhodes and a Rookie to back him up.
Defensive Tackle- I'd take a run at Scott or Reagor, if not we'll have to look in the draft.
Linebacker- I really don't see any linebacker worth going after, the draft is where we gotta look.
Cornerback- Youboty and Greer will most likely battle for the 3rd/4th spot while we should try for Rod Hood, Nick Harper, Or attempt to re-sign Thomas.
Draft
1st Round- Okoye, Willis, and Lynch will most likely all be there, they are all logical picks.
2nd Round- This is where we should look for a young back. An explosive pass catcher would be idea.
3rd Round A- Defensive tackle would be nice, a strong run stopper would be idea.
3rd Round B- We could go young corner, big wide out, anything's logical.
4th-7th- We'll let Marv do his magic.
Conclusion
Please don't judge untill we see the final project this season, just support our team and remember IN MARV WE TRUST.
Nate Clements- A great talent, but played when he wanted to. No player like that is worth 80 Million, we pretty much got 3 upgrades on the o-line for 5 million less then it would have costed to retain him.
London Fletcher- A great leader, great tackler, and great mentor. His age, physical stature, and lack of the ability to make plays at the l.o.s is what sent him packing. For as much as i'd like to retain him there are plenty of prospects in the draft that could flourish in this defensive system.
Willis McGahee- He never lived up to the hype, Donahoe ignored other needs to take a chance on a injured back (no wonder why we sent him packing last year) Willis failed to be a good teammate, while failing to produce on the field (11 td's last two years, 13 in his first) that will send any back packing. There a plenty of options (Peterson, Lynch, etc.)
Players Signed
Derrick Dockery- He and Jason Peters should be able to form on of the top left sides of an offensive line. That will open holes for any RB that we can get to fill in, while giving JP more time to get the ball down field.
Langston Walker- This guy is HUGE! Now let's hope we can get him to play like it. He's probably better suited for guard but I can see him at tackle while Preston, Butler, Merz, and Whittle battle for the RG spot.
Jason Whittle- As previous Mcnally/Playoff experience, that is huge for a line that has never even sniffed the postseason. He knows how and what it takes to get into the playoffs. Very versitile, while he may be able to challenge for a starting spot.
Holes To Fill
Running Back- There are a couple backs out there (Brown,A-Train) and there is a couple of trade possibilities. I'd go with Rhodes and a Rookie to back him up.
Defensive Tackle- I'd take a run at Scott or Reagor, if not we'll have to look in the draft.
Linebacker- I really don't see any linebacker worth going after, the draft is where we gotta look.
Cornerback- Youboty and Greer will most likely battle for the 3rd/4th spot while we should try for Rod Hood, Nick Harper, Or attempt to re-sign Thomas.
Draft
1st Round- Okoye, Willis, and Lynch will most likely all be there, they are all logical picks.
2nd Round- This is where we should look for a young back. An explosive pass catcher would be idea.
3rd Round A- Defensive tackle would be nice, a strong run stopper would be idea.
3rd Round B- We could go young corner, big wide out, anything's logical.
4th-7th- We'll let Marv do his magic.
Conclusion
Please don't judge untill we see the final project this season, just support our team and remember IN MARV WE TRUST.
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