PhinfanBo1
Scout Team
No matter who our new VP is going to be, Rick Spielman is still the man in charge of personnel, and we have gotten a whole lot better in terms of the offensive staff that are going to have their minds set on creating a much better offensive attack. With that said, this is what we need to do.
1) Trade for Drew Henson. The present is one thing and with the right moves this could be a championship football team in the next year or two, but we still need to look at the big picture. Argue it all you want, this kid has all the tools and he is a potential franchise player with a great arm, good athletic ability and maturity. I would trade the 3rd round pick this year, and a first rounder next year for him.
2) Sign Mark Brunell. He is a perfect stop-gap player. Experienced, hungry for a title, good arm and a nice athlete that can throw on the run. He makes far fewer mistakes than Fiedler, and is much more consistent with the deep ball.
3) Re-sign Todd Wade. Continuity is very important on the offensive line, and Wade, while not grea, is a solid right tackle and the best option for this football team. This line is not that far away, it's about adding another free agent interior lineman, getting a good tackle who can play both sides, and allowing Wade Smith to mature, Jamie Nails to have another year to regain his ability, and Seth McKinney to fill the Center position.
4) Trade Adewale Ogunleye for a late 1st and a late 3rd; somebody will give us that. He is a great young player but our defense will still be very good without him and we simply need too much help to keep him, and do not have the money to keep him. This would give us 2 1st's, and 2 3rd's; plenty of ammunition come draft day.
5) Sign a solid, young guard like Jeno James or Eric Beverly. Neither of these players would cost too much, and they are both solid players that would improve the interior of our line. Like I said, an overhaul is not needed. Tim Ruddy needs to be out, same goes for Todd Perry. Replacing those two with one of these guard's and McKinney, and then drafting a lineman early would give us a line that still has continuity and will be much better.
6) Use the twentieth pick to draft a WR like Mark Clayton or Rashaun Woods. Grab somebody like Max Starks to back up both tackle spots, and maybe even start at guard if Nails doesn't improve.
7) Use the two 3rd rounders on a pass rusher, and a linebacker to add some youth, determination and depth to the defense. Grab a kick returner, and maybe a safety later on in the draft.
8) Release Ruddy, Perry (which I mentioned), Fiedler, Griese, McKnight, and Marino. Re-structure Tim Bowens and Sam Madison. By doing this at the start of the off-season, we could have the necessary money to manuever and bring in a free agent like Brunell/Beverly, and pay a guy like Henson.
1) Trade for Drew Henson. The present is one thing and with the right moves this could be a championship football team in the next year or two, but we still need to look at the big picture. Argue it all you want, this kid has all the tools and he is a potential franchise player with a great arm, good athletic ability and maturity. I would trade the 3rd round pick this year, and a first rounder next year for him.
2) Sign Mark Brunell. He is a perfect stop-gap player. Experienced, hungry for a title, good arm and a nice athlete that can throw on the run. He makes far fewer mistakes than Fiedler, and is much more consistent with the deep ball.
3) Re-sign Todd Wade. Continuity is very important on the offensive line, and Wade, while not grea, is a solid right tackle and the best option for this football team. This line is not that far away, it's about adding another free agent interior lineman, getting a good tackle who can play both sides, and allowing Wade Smith to mature, Jamie Nails to have another year to regain his ability, and Seth McKinney to fill the Center position.
4) Trade Adewale Ogunleye for a late 1st and a late 3rd; somebody will give us that. He is a great young player but our defense will still be very good without him and we simply need too much help to keep him, and do not have the money to keep him. This would give us 2 1st's, and 2 3rd's; plenty of ammunition come draft day.
5) Sign a solid, young guard like Jeno James or Eric Beverly. Neither of these players would cost too much, and they are both solid players that would improve the interior of our line. Like I said, an overhaul is not needed. Tim Ruddy needs to be out, same goes for Todd Perry. Replacing those two with one of these guard's and McKinney, and then drafting a lineman early would give us a line that still has continuity and will be much better.
6) Use the twentieth pick to draft a WR like Mark Clayton or Rashaun Woods. Grab somebody like Max Starks to back up both tackle spots, and maybe even start at guard if Nails doesn't improve.
7) Use the two 3rd rounders on a pass rusher, and a linebacker to add some youth, determination and depth to the defense. Grab a kick returner, and maybe a safety later on in the draft.
8) Release Ruddy, Perry (which I mentioned), Fiedler, Griese, McKnight, and Marino. Re-structure Tim Bowens and Sam Madison. By doing this at the start of the off-season, we could have the necessary money to manuever and bring in a free agent like Brunell/Beverly, and pay a guy like Henson.
