TD should get involved much sooner in the FA market than he did last year and not allow several very reasonably priced players pass us by as one poster already pointed out. I'd cite the poster but forgot who posted it.
In any case, this talk of trading Bledsoe for a 1st rounder isn't realistic, nor do I think that any team would give us a 1st rounder anymore. The big question was whether he would play as he has in N.E. or not. Well, he has, and possibly even worse. So that diminishes his value, especially given his $5.5M figure next year and $6M in '04.
We need to actively pursue an OLB. We'll have Spoon back and with Fletcher, who's improved, Newman, and Spoon, we should be set.
We also need a big, physical DT and a name DE. Hopefully Jones will pan out too but I wouldn't want to rely on that.
After that, a backup OL-man to bolster our OL. We were fortunate this season w/ OL injuries, but we can't count on that next year. It would really suck to have Bledsoe behind any semblance of the OL we had last year w/ RJ and VP. It would also be a disaster. We need to make sure we have adequate backups in place.
IMO we can't afford to go after any pricey offensive skill position players since our defensive needs are too great. Besides, we have all that we need to put an explosive offense on the field from day one next season, even w/o Price.
Coaches: I'd like to see Gilbride gone, but I know I'm in the minority there and likely he'll stay. Danny Smith is the only other coach besides possibly Kragthorpe, especially if Kelly would be a good coach. He was a great player but I have my reservations whether or not he'd be a good QB coach and whether or not he'd be a distraction for the coaching staff.
Thoughts?
In any case, this talk of trading Bledsoe for a 1st rounder isn't realistic, nor do I think that any team would give us a 1st rounder anymore. The big question was whether he would play as he has in N.E. or not. Well, he has, and possibly even worse. So that diminishes his value, especially given his $5.5M figure next year and $6M in '04.
We need to actively pursue an OLB. We'll have Spoon back and with Fletcher, who's improved, Newman, and Spoon, we should be set.
We also need a big, physical DT and a name DE. Hopefully Jones will pan out too but I wouldn't want to rely on that.
After that, a backup OL-man to bolster our OL. We were fortunate this season w/ OL injuries, but we can't count on that next year. It would really suck to have Bledsoe behind any semblance of the OL we had last year w/ RJ and VP. It would also be a disaster. We need to make sure we have adequate backups in place.
IMO we can't afford to go after any pricey offensive skill position players since our defensive needs are too great. Besides, we have all that we need to put an explosive offense on the field from day one next season, even w/o Price.
Coaches: I'd like to see Gilbride gone, but I know I'm in the minority there and likely he'll stay. Danny Smith is the only other coach besides possibly Kragthorpe, especially if Kelly would be a good coach. He was a great player but I have my reservations whether or not he'd be a good QB coach and whether or not he'd be a distraction for the coaching staff.
Thoughts?
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