Buddy did a great job of filling some key holes through the draft. Now, what holes remain?
QB - The staff would obviously rather roll with Fitz, than add one of the mediocre prospects from this class. Unless Fitz tears it up, and we extend him mid-season, we'll need to draft a QB next year.
RB - We should be set.
TE - Chan doesn't seem to utilize the TE much in his offense. They are probably content with Nelson.
WR - We're set for now, but we'll probably need a WR next year. I think Lee is probably a candidate for trade/release. He's lost a step (and he was never all that special to begin with).
OL - We still need a RT. This new guy we drafted is supposed to be a developmental prospect. We'll need to add a starting-caliber RT, and probably a Guard (assuming Wood stays at Center).
DT - We're set.
DE - We're set, as long as Carrington produces. I think he will. When I went to Camp last year, he looked like a beast. Hopefully that wasn't just because he was playing against our crappy OLine.
ILB - If we resign Poz, we should be ok.
OLB - We definitely need some help here. I'm not expecting much from Merriman. Kelsay isn't cut out for OLB, and I highly doubt Maybin is still in the league by the end of the season. Moats should be solid depth, but he's looking like our best OLB right now.
CB - If Williams ends up staying at CB, we should be pretty good, as long as McGee can keep it together for another season.
S - I don't expect (or want) us to resign Donte. So we'll need a SS. After reading scouting reports on Searcy, he doesn't seem like he'll be an every-down player. He is supposedly really poor in run-support (avoids contact). He'll probably be a special teamer/passing-down Safety.
So I honestly think we're in pretty good shape. It looks like our needs are:
G
RT
OLB (x2)
Possibly QB or TE
QB - The staff would obviously rather roll with Fitz, than add one of the mediocre prospects from this class. Unless Fitz tears it up, and we extend him mid-season, we'll need to draft a QB next year.
RB - We should be set.
TE - Chan doesn't seem to utilize the TE much in his offense. They are probably content with Nelson.
WR - We're set for now, but we'll probably need a WR next year. I think Lee is probably a candidate for trade/release. He's lost a step (and he was never all that special to begin with).
OL - We still need a RT. This new guy we drafted is supposed to be a developmental prospect. We'll need to add a starting-caliber RT, and probably a Guard (assuming Wood stays at Center).
DT - We're set.
DE - We're set, as long as Carrington produces. I think he will. When I went to Camp last year, he looked like a beast. Hopefully that wasn't just because he was playing against our crappy OLine.
ILB - If we resign Poz, we should be ok.
OLB - We definitely need some help here. I'm not expecting much from Merriman. Kelsay isn't cut out for OLB, and I highly doubt Maybin is still in the league by the end of the season. Moats should be solid depth, but he's looking like our best OLB right now.
CB - If Williams ends up staying at CB, we should be pretty good, as long as McGee can keep it together for another season.
S - I don't expect (or want) us to resign Donte. So we'll need a SS. After reading scouting reports on Searcy, he doesn't seem like he'll be an every-down player. He is supposedly really poor in run-support (avoids contact). He'll probably be a special teamer/passing-down Safety.
So I honestly think we're in pretty good shape. It looks like our needs are:
G
RT
OLB (x2)
Possibly QB or TE
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