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my thoughts are pretty similar except that OL is 1st, 2nd, and third priority. However, I think that signing a probowl center (Bentley) who can overpower the guy in front of him and make the right calls with a rejuvenated allen and fully recovered rivera on either side will mean that we should be able to get a push up the middle and not have DT /LB in our backfield up the middle. this will also open up running lanes. couple this with an improved petitti and flozell back with tucker and columbo as backups, I think we can have a really solid if not dominant OL just by signing someone like LeCharles Bentley at center. I vote we bring him in day#1 of FA and not let him leave until he signs. Then we can draft a OG in the second round to groom along with Peterman to eventually take over. This way we have a solid OL with good backups with minimal 'tinkering' and this would largely preserve OL chemistry from this year. I would also vote for a new Ol coach.
regarding FS, while i would like to have a probowler everywhere and demps (as hos suggests) would be great, I would keep the bottom line in mind and bring in someone who is 'solid' but a little cheaper.
next priority is kicker: bring in the best guy on the market. it has been one of my major frustrations with parcells that for someone who likes to play field position, grind it out football and pays so much lip service to special teams, his special teams are nothing special in his third year. go back to last weeks game and look at starting field position for us and Gints, I havent looked it up specifically but i think our average would be within our 15 yard line and theirs would be at their 25-30 yard line. may not seem like a lot but it is a major difference. to play parcells style of football effectively means leaving no points on the field (ie no missed field goals) and field position advantage (meaning deep high kick-offs and punts)
Beasley would be a great addition on the cheap if we can acquire him
use remaining dollars on our FAs like witten, fujita etc
i think with these 3 things addressed we will be contenders again next year with a team much more suited to parcells football.
then in the draft:
LB in first round (or top of second if we drop down as i would like)
OG in second
WR in third
Corner in third (if we can acquire an extra pick for dropping down in the first)
regarding FS, while i would like to have a probowler everywhere and demps (as hos suggests) would be great, I would keep the bottom line in mind and bring in someone who is 'solid' but a little cheaper.
next priority is kicker: bring in the best guy on the market. it has been one of my major frustrations with parcells that for someone who likes to play field position, grind it out football and pays so much lip service to special teams, his special teams are nothing special in his third year. go back to last weeks game and look at starting field position for us and Gints, I havent looked it up specifically but i think our average would be within our 15 yard line and theirs would be at their 25-30 yard line. may not seem like a lot but it is a major difference. to play parcells style of football effectively means leaving no points on the field (ie no missed field goals) and field position advantage (meaning deep high kick-offs and punts)
Beasley would be a great addition on the cheap if we can acquire him
use remaining dollars on our FAs like witten, fujita etc
i think with these 3 things addressed we will be contenders again next year with a team much more suited to parcells football.
then in the draft:
LB in first round (or top of second if we drop down as i would like)
OG in second
WR in third
Corner in third (if we can acquire an extra pick for dropping down in the first)
