Draft, FAs, etc

While I certainly was not happy about the loss to Seattle, given the fact we got Alexander out and still lost, I must say that it was a good year and kudos to the coaching staff. Now, lets turn to our needs.

The Draft. I might be the only one that thinks this way, but here goes. I devote the entire draft to the offensive and defensive lines. Our o-line backups, i.e. Cory Raymer, are horrible. We really really need to upgrade our backups on the o-line and get some depth. We also need to upgrade the D-line as well. When Griffin was out, our defense really suffered. We need someone who can play in the middle of that line and stuff the run. Id be happy if we used all of our picks on lineman.

Free Agency: No. 2 receiver. I know alot of you will say Patten still has football in him, maybe he does. Maybe Patten would get open, and Brunell just couldn't get him the ball. Often when I watch the game again on TiVo, I will see the receivers being open way way before Brunnell gets them the ball, so maybe Patten was getting open and Brunnell just doesn't have the arm to get the ball there fast enough. Irregardless, FRAYGEELAY (aka Jacobs) is gone and we need to upgrade the WR corp (AGAIN). I think we have 2 glaring needs in free agency: Upgrade WRs, and sign a pass rushing DE.

Thoughts?

WR and DE is correct, its a must, and DE has been a glaring need for almost a damn decade now.

DE and OL in draft and WR though FA

Agreed, Great year, I take that back............INCREDIBLE year! Need to look at the O-line as, to many times, we could NOT run the ball. Not enough push. It didn't look like Portis problem. If it's going to be the mainstay of our offense, we better be able to execute it against everyone.
Need WR help. It looks to me more of a problem with people to throw to, rather than Brunell not seeing them. I would say he fails to hit recievers "in stride" to much. D-line needs competant backups and a fire breathin' pass rusher. Need another good corner (in a perfect world). This would be a nice start
HAIL TO THE REDSKINS

WR and DE is correct, its a must, and DE has been a glaring need for almost a damn decade now.

DE and OL in draft and WR though FA

Jeez, Phillip Daniels is getting no love around the Warpath lately. He was a one-man wrecking crew for us coming down the stretch. I'd fill other needs before I'd worry about DE.

Jeez, Phillip Daniels is getting no love around the Warpath lately. He was a one-man wrecking crew for us coming down the stretch. I'd fill other needs before I'd worry about DE.

I definitely agree, 8 sacks down the stretch, countless tipped passes, and it's no coincidence his sacks came once Griffin and Salave'a were healthy and back in the lineup.

Still, while I don't think DE is a glaring need, it would be nice to get someone young in here to develop. Daniels and Wynn aren't exactly spring chickens. I did like what I saw from Evans at times, perhaps he could get worked into the mix more next year.

Jeez, Phillip Daniels is getting no love around the Warpath lately. He was a one-man wrecking crew for us coming down the stretch. I'd fill other needs before I'd worry about DE.
absolutey not, he got 4 sacks against a bush league OT in dallas, he's hurt alot and HE's in his 30's. DE is a must. on the other hand he played great getting his hands up, and stopping the run on occasion. he played really well, but he is no force. did you not watch seattle though?? we even knew the pass was coming with no big 37 in the game and still no pass rush to save our ass and the few times we did we didnt have a quick enough lineman to stop him from escaping on 2 third down scrambles when they had the chance.

I definitely agree, 8 sacks down the stretch, countless tipped passes, and it's no coincidence his sacks came once Griffin and Salave'a were healthy and back in the lineup.

Still, while I don't think DE is a glaring need, it would be nice to get someone young in here to develop. Daniels and Wynn aren't exactly spring chickens. I did like what I saw from Evans at times, perhaps he could get worked into the mix more next year.

I like that idea. If you can find a Chris Canty type prospect in the 4th round or something, I'd be all for that. DE is a spot you always want to keep an eye on because having a great one is invaluable. Just like QB, you always want to keep an eye on QBs.

But having Daniels, Wynn, and assuming we resign D Evans, I think that allows us to focus on other problems with our higher picks. I'd love a free agent WR and our offensive line depth is downright scary. Plus, only Rabach and Dockery can be considered young. Jansen, Samuels and Thomas are in the midst of their primes and it won't be too much longer before we need younger legs. Developing some depth along the line would be good, and hopefully they'd eventually grow into a starting role.

yeah,

oline, wr is a priority
de is second priority

look, after thomas was injured our offense (esp running game) suffered
it is very clear

absolutey not, he got 4 sacks against a bush league OT in dallas, he's hurt alot and HE's in his 30's. DE is a must. on the other hand he played great getting his hands up, and stopping the run on occasion. he played really well, but he is no force. did you not watch seattle though?? we even knew the pass was coming with no big 37 in the game and still no pass rush to save our ass and the few times we did we didnt have a quick enough lineman to stop him from escaping on 2 third down scrambles when they had the chance.

Dude, 4 sacks against ANYBODY in the NFL is impressive. You're delusional if you think any DE could do that. Plus all those tipped passes, plus he's a good run defender.

The team will have a decent amount of cap room, but I think it would be a mistake to go spend big money at DE when we have other problems at other positions. Adding a DE can never hurt, but it wouldn't be my first priority. Salary cap constraints dictate that we look at other positions first, IMO.

I don't think there's any doubt about it -- we desperately need to address defensive end. Renaldo Wynn simply isn't a pass rusher. While Philip Daniels finally found his light switch, saying that all is well at that position would be a huge mistake.

It's all going to depend on who the best player is when our pick comes up in the 2nd round. DE, reserve O-linemen, WR and nickel CB are the priorities in my mind.