I wouldn't touch Lenwhale with a 10ft salami. Hopefully, we hang on to all our guys. That is job #1.
At RB, I would make a run at Leon Washington or Jerious Norwood. Both are coming off injuries so you might be able to get a decent value.
Lendale isn't injured. I really don't want to go into next season with an enhanced possibility that one or more of our backs will go down to injury. Then we are stuck in midseason with no backfield threat.
Malcom Floyd would be a good target at WR. He has the size that could make him a good RZ threat
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I agree with this.
At TE, Ben Watson would be the ideal target imo. Scheffler is another good one and a possibility. We need some OD Insurance. We can't go into the season with Dressen as the top Back up imo
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I agree but you gotta look at the job Dreesen did. It wasn't too bad for a reserve. I also think that Casey will develop this year. I believe that if they are going to go for a TE it will be a veteran run blocking TE.
At K, I would love to get a hold of Jeff Reed. He is good. Gostkowski at NE may be too expensive imo. We can also bring in a couple of young bucks. They can be had late in the draft or as a UDFA. We can't go into 2010 without fierce competition with Kris Brown who looks to have lost it.
This is actually a position I see us going for in the draft. The kicker from Nebraska is very good. He would be worth a late second day pick.
Mark Anderson intrigues me at DE. At DT, Wilfork will be too much. Casey Hampton probably the same. Those are the premier guys that stand out to me. The others are a dime a dozen. Pick one and plug him in as depth.
I believe if there is a place you can and should spend big money it is at the DT position unless you are getting a highly touted FS in FA. We have tried and tried to be dominate on the DLine for so many years. I believe we finally have our DEs in place but the DT position is still a question mark and if you want our defense to go from #15 to top 10 or 5, this position has to be addressed. Kubiak and Co. don't have time right now to develop yet another DT in the draft.
I doubt we do much to make a splash at LB, but I wouldn't mind a coverage guy with speed to add to our depth and ST. A Thomas Davis or Thomas Howard makes some sense if they decide to go that way.
In the back 4, this is the only area I spend some real dough on besides interior oline to try and land a top guy. Carlos Rogers is my top target at CB. Richard Marshall is a close second. Chances are neither happen. So, midrange guys at CB that might fit imo would be Stanford Routt, Fabian WAshington and Ellis Hobbs. And of those 3 would be an upgrade.
At safety, Nick Collins and Bethea are clearly 1a and 1b. Doubt they are available. Roman Harper or OJ Atogwe would be good targets. Any of those 4 likely start. Middling depth guys might be Daniel Bullocks, Tyvon Branch or Will Allen. Good depth. Nothing to write home about but clear upgrades over what we have as depth and can possibly push to start.