Fla Cowpoke
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 12,025
- Reaction score
- 12,046
What is your plan for next season? What does your draft look like?
While we have needs on offense, like a true #2 WR, a bellcow RB and a new RT, I think we basically need to go all defense again.
Let's look at who we are likely to get rid of, at least if we are serious about moving forward. Starting on offense, right now the biggest weakness is at RT. Yes, we don't have a QB, RB or WR of the future, but we still have Romo and are going to run him into the ground. So we might as well go for that last piece of the OL...we will be young across the board. With our current roster, I/R and PS, here is what I think happens.
QB - Romo, Cassel, Weeden, Moore, Showers
RB - McFadden, Michael, Smith, Williams, Dunbar
FB - Clutts
WR - Bryant, Williams, Beasley, Street, Butler, Whitehead, Smith
TE - Witten, Escobar, Hanna, Swaim
OT - Smith, Free, Brown, Green, Weems, Wetzel
OG - Martin, Collins, Leary, Bernadeau
C - Frederick
LS - La ******
K - Bailey
DE - Hardy, Lawrence, Gregory, Mincey, Edwards, Crawford
DT - Hayden, Crawford, Irving, Russell, WHaley, McClain, Walker
LB - Lee, McClain, Hitchens, Wilbur, Gachkar, Wilson, Nzeocha, Smith, Eubanks
CB - Scandrick, Claiborne, Carr, Patmon, White, Olatoye
S - Jones, Church, WIlcox, Heath, McCray
P - Jones
Guys in green will be back, guys in yellow are probably back due to being young or cheap, red are goners. Not saying all the guys in green and yellow make the final 53, just that they will be in camp. The one guy in black is Hardy. I don't know who else will be available in free agency, but if there is someone with good production I would rather use our money there and get rid of the drama. If no one available, then look to resign him.
On offense, almost the entire starting group will be back, with the exception of Free and Clutts if it were up to me. I am pretty sure Leary is a RFA so I think they keep him relatively cheaply. We could resign Berny to a cheap deal to keep him as swing interior guy. I would pencil in Green as starter at RT so the only high priority on offense would be a RB. I know people say QB of the future, but there really isn't one worth a high pick this year so we probably just roll with what we have.
Defense is where we have to make the improvements. I can't see Hayden, Wilbur or R McClain being resigned. Carr needs to be cut and Lee is not worth what we are paying when he can't stay on the field and even when he is on the field his play has been average except for one game. Mincey could be a cheap resign possibly, especially if Hardy isn't back. Claiborne likely gets resigned to a decent deal. We could have new starters at DE, DT and every LB position. With Jones staying at safety, I think we have less of a need there. CB will be solid if Claiborne is resigned and Scandrick is back along with White and Patmon. Not great but not awful.
With potential high draft pick I think I go defense almost all the way, with a RB and maybe another OL in the mix.
While we have needs on offense, like a true #2 WR, a bellcow RB and a new RT, I think we basically need to go all defense again.
Let's look at who we are likely to get rid of, at least if we are serious about moving forward. Starting on offense, right now the biggest weakness is at RT. Yes, we don't have a QB, RB or WR of the future, but we still have Romo and are going to run him into the ground. So we might as well go for that last piece of the OL...we will be young across the board. With our current roster, I/R and PS, here is what I think happens.
QB - Romo, Cassel, Weeden, Moore, Showers
RB - McFadden, Michael, Smith, Williams, Dunbar
FB - Clutts
WR - Bryant, Williams, Beasley, Street, Butler, Whitehead, Smith
TE - Witten, Escobar, Hanna, Swaim
OT - Smith, Free, Brown, Green, Weems, Wetzel
OG - Martin, Collins, Leary, Bernadeau
C - Frederick
LS - La ******
K - Bailey
DE - Hardy, Lawrence, Gregory, Mincey, Edwards, Crawford
DT - Hayden, Crawford, Irving, Russell, WHaley, McClain, Walker
LB - Lee, McClain, Hitchens, Wilbur, Gachkar, Wilson, Nzeocha, Smith, Eubanks
CB - Scandrick, Claiborne, Carr, Patmon, White, Olatoye
S - Jones, Church, WIlcox, Heath, McCray
P - Jones
Guys in green will be back, guys in yellow are probably back due to being young or cheap, red are goners. Not saying all the guys in green and yellow make the final 53, just that they will be in camp. The one guy in black is Hardy. I don't know who else will be available in free agency, but if there is someone with good production I would rather use our money there and get rid of the drama. If no one available, then look to resign him.
On offense, almost the entire starting group will be back, with the exception of Free and Clutts if it were up to me. I am pretty sure Leary is a RFA so I think they keep him relatively cheaply. We could resign Berny to a cheap deal to keep him as swing interior guy. I would pencil in Green as starter at RT so the only high priority on offense would be a RB. I know people say QB of the future, but there really isn't one worth a high pick this year so we probably just roll with what we have.
Defense is where we have to make the improvements. I can't see Hayden, Wilbur or R McClain being resigned. Carr needs to be cut and Lee is not worth what we are paying when he can't stay on the field and even when he is on the field his play has been average except for one game. Mincey could be a cheap resign possibly, especially if Hardy isn't back. Claiborne likely gets resigned to a decent deal. We could have new starters at DE, DT and every LB position. With Jones staying at safety, I think we have less of a need there. CB will be solid if Claiborne is resigned and Scandrick is back along with White and Patmon. Not great but not awful.
With potential high draft pick I think I go defense almost all the way, with a RB and maybe another OL in the mix.
