For those of you who say let's fire Garrett, do you really want to go in a different direction yet again? I don't. I don't think that lack of continuity is the answer. I would probably keep Garrett one more year, if for no other reason than he seems to be acquiring talent and stockpiling it. Lest year's draft was productive. I don't know about the Escobar pick, but time will tell. I'm willing to give them a bit of a pass since The Beard and Williams have played so well. You aren't going to hit on every pick, and Escobar may yet become a player.
So what is on the wish list? I think defensive line must be addressed. But how much different might this team look if Crawford had been healthy. I hate Spencer, but what if he had been healthy? Personally, I would let Spencer walk, but what if we give Spencer a one year "prove it" deal and he reverts back to his form of last year? It is really hard to judge what this team might have had with those two players.
Personally, I think Callahan and Kiffen should both go. I think Callahan is getting less done with more. Kiffen's defense sucks, but what sort of defense will he field with healthy players? I can see the argument either way as pretty reasonable.
The bottom line is that we should use this next draft to stockpile talent. Be smart and draft well. I don't think that any position should be overlooked because we already have a player in place (probably other than QB in the first round). The only caveat I would say is that I would lean more towards proven talent rather than projects with upside. Also draft players with talent and make the scheme fit the player rather than making the player fit the scheme (within reason). How much better would this team be this year with Warford be at guard rather than Escobar riding the pine? Those are the type of calls that define a franchise over the long haul.
