Insabanwetrust said:
On his radio show yesterday <WQAM, Miami> Hank Goldberg was playing G.M. and claimed we needed 12 new faces next year . 4 in the secondary, Q.B. W.R. and OL, I dont know, i'm not a huge fan of Goldbergs, seems he likes to Rip the Fins a you know what and then kisses a%$ when he has a player/coach on, any thoughts on 12 new faces <Starters> next year?
Fat Hank is a bumbling idiot who is about as sour a person as there is...He is still pissed that Mandich got the color announcer over him way back when...He needs to get over himself and let it go....He dislikes the Fins, especially since his good buddy isn't with the Fins anymore (our QB coach last year...name suddenly escapes me). That is where he got any scoops from...that said, as far as new faces...
1a) QB, Gus has to go...Sage is another career backup too...Lemon..who knows yet...I expect this to be our BIG signing in FA. I also see us drafting a guy on day two if we land a solid young guy (Rivers, Brees, Schaub, Volek, Carr) or day one if we get a FA in the next tier down (another washed up has-been like Warner, Holcomb, Rattay, Couch, etc)
1b) OL, particularly LT and C...We need a rock at LT that we just don't have and the middle of our line is soft with Seth...We have talent enough to fill in the guard spots and RT on the roster.
3) CB, at least one to compliment Poole. We need an established starter so that Daniels and Poole can battle out the opposite side and the loser becomes sthe nickel guy.
4) DT/DE, although we have several guys now, Traylor probably won't be here or be effective enough if he is. Wright and Vickerson haven't shown much yet...Carter is a better DE in Saban's scheme than DT, but we have to use him there now. Holliday, if I am not mistaken is on a 1 year contract...he'll have to be resigned or replaced. Bowens is, at best a serviceable DE/OLB. Could use upgrade at DE...
5) S, Jones weaknesses are being exploited. Tillman hasn't lived up to the hype...we need a solid SS and don't have one now. Schulters is playing well, but needs to be resigned...He'll want more money...Bell is ok as a backup FS to Schulters.
6) Backup TE. After McMike there is no one.
7) #3 or #1 WR (assumes moving Booker to #3 and CC to #2... We need a burner, someone to really stretch the field. CC can be Linehan's Moss if he had a QB to throw the ball and someone either in the slot or opposite him with some speed...
With the add'l cap room we are rumored to have and Mueller and Saban collecting guys that fit the systems, it could be an awesome offseason...QB, C, S and backup TE comes via FA. Rest via draft. Corner is a possiblity via FA, but it would be a stop-gap measure with a mid round draft choice to groom.