dlockz
Hall Of Famer
Amazing how a team that was not supposed to sniff a playoff has so many upset about not winning a playoff game. This was a team that is still in progress and the wildcat hid alot of our problems.
Qb- Pennington played well all year and was the number one reason we were a playoff team. He should be the incumbant and Henne has to prove he deserves to take the job. Beck should be kept to develop as the backup/emergency guy. not his fault he was overdrafted but he is worth keeping in that role. i would not use a draft pick or free agent pickup to address but would look at an undrafted free agent to push beck. No changes necessary. Henne is our qb of future. A-
Rb-Very good trio of backs who compliment each other well. Brown and Williams are virtually interchangable and Cobbs has become a real weapon.
No need to upgrade, maybe try to develop Lex Hilliard as a fullback but definately a roster strength.
Fb- Polite was used more than any fullback in recent memory and it felt good to have a fullback that can actually play the position. Cramer was ok early on. Would develop Hilliard and maybe look for a top guy if available but polite seems a solid guy. Upgrade if you can but definately not a weak area.
Wr- Ginn and Bess are coming off of solid years, Bess probably had the best year of any wr esp after losing Camirillo. London is still raw and Wilford is a waste of space. London will be worth giving a chance to but Cam may have trouble coming off of injury. definately think we need to get a physical receiver who can actually make some plays on his own. Would rather draft a guy or maybe sign a younger guy. Definately needs addressing but we have developed some solid pieces.
TE- a suprising area of strength. Fasano and martin make a good combo. haynos is just a roster spot that needs upgrading. If a player drops address but only if they are too good to pass up.
OL-With Long, Smiley and Satale we have some solid players in place. Think if we can afford need to resign Carey and hope that Thomas comes back from injury. Still have Murphy to develop.Alleman may be worth keeping. Need to draft one more good lineman to add to mix but still makings of a damn good line.
DL-Personally think we are pretty damn good at DE with Starks, Wright, Merling,Dotson and Langford but need to draft a Dt badly because Ferguson is a short term guy with downside approaching. Solai should be gone, has shown a penchant for nothing but suspensions. I think holliday may be gone in offseason. Definately need to draft a DT.
LB-Porter had a great year rushing the passer but faded down the stretch. Crowder was banged up late in year but seem to play pretty well at times and is easily our best inside backer on team. Akinole is solid but nothing special and Roth played his first year at OLB so he gets a pass on an ok year. Charlie Anderson and Reggie Torbor were quite a downgrade when forced to rest starters. I personally would keep Moses for another offseason to develop. Walden and kersaw are developmental. Need to draft another OLB for many reasons. One Porter is not getting younger and he cannot do all the blitzing. definate area to address. crowder in my opinion is a must resign because none of our other backers are as good against run as him.
Defensive backs-
Will allen is our best corner and Goodman at times stepped up his game although he was beaten badly by top receivers in a few games. jason Allen still cant crack starting lineup after three years. Nate Jones seems only good on blitzes and nothing else. definately need to add a young player to this mix. goodman and Allen are 30 so we have no good youth at this position. if we can get goodman cheap Im fine with resigning him but you definately dont want to give him too much.
Bell played well this year and Hill stepped up his game later in year. Actually thought Culver was pretty decent at times. Hill and bell are both free agents so its likely we will have some new blood back here, hopefully bell is back.
Special Teams- Fields is solid, Carpenter is great at field goals and mediocre at kickoffs so hopefully we can work on that in offseason.
No comment on return game. Ginn should be our return man yet we continue to put average people back thier instead of the best guy. Most perplexing thing this season. look how much impact Desean jackson had on the Philly game and tell me that not using Ginn at what he does best is a good idea.
overall great season and some solid pieces.
My priorities for offseason
1-NT
2-OLB-
3-OL
4-Cb
5-Wr
Qb- Pennington played well all year and was the number one reason we were a playoff team. He should be the incumbant and Henne has to prove he deserves to take the job. Beck should be kept to develop as the backup/emergency guy. not his fault he was overdrafted but he is worth keeping in that role. i would not use a draft pick or free agent pickup to address but would look at an undrafted free agent to push beck. No changes necessary. Henne is our qb of future. A-
Rb-Very good trio of backs who compliment each other well. Brown and Williams are virtually interchangable and Cobbs has become a real weapon.
No need to upgrade, maybe try to develop Lex Hilliard as a fullback but definately a roster strength.
Fb- Polite was used more than any fullback in recent memory and it felt good to have a fullback that can actually play the position. Cramer was ok early on. Would develop Hilliard and maybe look for a top guy if available but polite seems a solid guy. Upgrade if you can but definately not a weak area.
Wr- Ginn and Bess are coming off of solid years, Bess probably had the best year of any wr esp after losing Camirillo. London is still raw and Wilford is a waste of space. London will be worth giving a chance to but Cam may have trouble coming off of injury. definately think we need to get a physical receiver who can actually make some plays on his own. Would rather draft a guy or maybe sign a younger guy. Definately needs addressing but we have developed some solid pieces.
TE- a suprising area of strength. Fasano and martin make a good combo. haynos is just a roster spot that needs upgrading. If a player drops address but only if they are too good to pass up.
OL-With Long, Smiley and Satale we have some solid players in place. Think if we can afford need to resign Carey and hope that Thomas comes back from injury. Still have Murphy to develop.Alleman may be worth keeping. Need to draft one more good lineman to add to mix but still makings of a damn good line.
DL-Personally think we are pretty damn good at DE with Starks, Wright, Merling,Dotson and Langford but need to draft a Dt badly because Ferguson is a short term guy with downside approaching. Solai should be gone, has shown a penchant for nothing but suspensions. I think holliday may be gone in offseason. Definately need to draft a DT.
LB-Porter had a great year rushing the passer but faded down the stretch. Crowder was banged up late in year but seem to play pretty well at times and is easily our best inside backer on team. Akinole is solid but nothing special and Roth played his first year at OLB so he gets a pass on an ok year. Charlie Anderson and Reggie Torbor were quite a downgrade when forced to rest starters. I personally would keep Moses for another offseason to develop. Walden and kersaw are developmental. Need to draft another OLB for many reasons. One Porter is not getting younger and he cannot do all the blitzing. definate area to address. crowder in my opinion is a must resign because none of our other backers are as good against run as him.
Defensive backs-
Will allen is our best corner and Goodman at times stepped up his game although he was beaten badly by top receivers in a few games. jason Allen still cant crack starting lineup after three years. Nate Jones seems only good on blitzes and nothing else. definately need to add a young player to this mix. goodman and Allen are 30 so we have no good youth at this position. if we can get goodman cheap Im fine with resigning him but you definately dont want to give him too much.
Bell played well this year and Hill stepped up his game later in year. Actually thought Culver was pretty decent at times. Hill and bell are both free agents so its likely we will have some new blood back here, hopefully bell is back.
Special Teams- Fields is solid, Carpenter is great at field goals and mediocre at kickoffs so hopefully we can work on that in offseason.
No comment on return game. Ginn should be our return man yet we continue to put average people back thier instead of the best guy. Most perplexing thing this season. look how much impact Desean jackson had on the Philly game and tell me that not using Ginn at what he does best is a good idea.
overall great season and some solid pieces.
My priorities for offseason
1-NT
2-OLB-
3-OL
4-Cb
5-Wr
