Lance Briggs - Potential Free Agent

[freddyg12]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

OK I'm on the same page with you.

I see the personnel decision tree going like so:

1) Can you fit the player under the cap? If yes, proceed to step 2. If no, STOP, do not sign the player.

2) Do you already have a plan to address higher priority areas of need? If yes, proceed to step 3. If no, STOP, do not sign the player until you have addressed more important needs.

3) Consider signing the player.

Ultimately we're saying the same thing. The cap figures into the decision, but so do overall team needs. My feeling is LB is a bigger need than most around here think. Godfrey is a nice backup, but he's older. Blades to me is a Mike, and I don't see him having the range to keep up with TEs and guys like Brian Westbrook in coverage like Briggs could. Rocky's not going to be right until 2009 at earliest. Washington is still good, but he's hurt more often these days.

I agree that we need a WR pretty darn bad. I've been saying that for some time. I'd put that at a higher priority than LB. I'd love Chad Johnson here, but get real people, there's no way he gets away from Cinci.

good breakdown, also good point about OLB looming as a major need; we'll learn a little more about that in these next 2 games.