What are your honest opinions on what it will take to keep this team on track and headed for the playoffs next season?
My thoughts?---Not in order of importance really:
1) Get Losman up to speed and start him from day 1. He is the starter as of NOW. The guy has a huge upside and I want to hear that he moved in with Sam Wyche and Tom Clements so they can get him ready. Backup QB will be an adventure. I think Matthews hangs on (he's cheap and now familiar with the system) and we bring in another young guy for third string. NOT ZOLMAN!
2) Get the RB depth chart solidified. Trade Travis for what you can get and sign the best backup RB we can afford. The RB depth chart is not in good shape with Travis out of the mix...and we all know Travis is not going to be happy as a backup. The guys we have are not capable backups.
3) KEEP this entire coaching staff. They are working well together. One blessing in disguise for not making the playoffs is that our guys will not be highly sought after. Hopefully.
4) Sort out your WRs. Who is going to be here? Is it possible that we go into 2005 without both Moulds and Reed? Moulds could be a cap casualty and Reed has just not panned out. I would look very seriously at other options. I do like both of these guys but I am not convinced that they are the best available talent. Moulds is a keeper if we can afford him, but there are some questions with him...he is on the downside of his career at this point.
5) BOLSTER the OFFENSIVE LINE! We desperately need a marquee player on this line. I Do NOT feel we need to gut the OLINE. IF we can keep Jennings, I think one more very solid tackle or guard could make this line very solid. I would prefer a left guard, but would be fine with moving Jennings inside and getting another tackle. This doesn't seem realistic to me...for the money JJ will be asking we can't afford to move him inside. Is Marcus Price our new starting tackle? I would be OK with that if he has a good guard next to him. I like the young depth on the Oline (Smith & Tucker--not Pucillo), and I think our TEs are set.
6) A solid kicker. Lindell will be out.....you can take that to the bank.
I have no idea who/where we will find him, but you can burn your Lindell jerseys.
I am feeling good about the defense, but I would still like to see a young speed rusher in the lineup.
SO--what are your thoughts?
My thoughts?---Not in order of importance really:
1) Get Losman up to speed and start him from day 1. He is the starter as of NOW. The guy has a huge upside and I want to hear that he moved in with Sam Wyche and Tom Clements so they can get him ready. Backup QB will be an adventure. I think Matthews hangs on (he's cheap and now familiar with the system) and we bring in another young guy for third string. NOT ZOLMAN!
2) Get the RB depth chart solidified. Trade Travis for what you can get and sign the best backup RB we can afford. The RB depth chart is not in good shape with Travis out of the mix...and we all know Travis is not going to be happy as a backup. The guys we have are not capable backups.
3) KEEP this entire coaching staff. They are working well together. One blessing in disguise for not making the playoffs is that our guys will not be highly sought after. Hopefully.
4) Sort out your WRs. Who is going to be here? Is it possible that we go into 2005 without both Moulds and Reed? Moulds could be a cap casualty and Reed has just not panned out. I would look very seriously at other options. I do like both of these guys but I am not convinced that they are the best available talent. Moulds is a keeper if we can afford him, but there are some questions with him...he is on the downside of his career at this point.
5) BOLSTER the OFFENSIVE LINE! We desperately need a marquee player on this line. I Do NOT feel we need to gut the OLINE. IF we can keep Jennings, I think one more very solid tackle or guard could make this line very solid. I would prefer a left guard, but would be fine with moving Jennings inside and getting another tackle. This doesn't seem realistic to me...for the money JJ will be asking we can't afford to move him inside. Is Marcus Price our new starting tackle? I would be OK with that if he has a good guard next to him. I like the young depth on the Oline (Smith & Tucker--not Pucillo), and I think our TEs are set.
6) A solid kicker. Lindell will be out.....you can take that to the bank.
I have no idea who/where we will find him, but you can burn your Lindell jerseys.
I am feeling good about the defense, but I would still like to see a young speed rusher in the lineup.
SO--what are your thoughts?
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