mgteich

This unit is also almost all set for another year, presuming that we re-sign Evans. Our needs are BPA, although we could use a TE, RT and a WR.

OFFENSE (25)
QB Brady, O'Connell, Gutierrez
RB Morris, Maroney, Faulk, Green-Ellis
FB Evans (fa)
WR Moss, Welker, Washington, Aiken, Ventrone, Slater
TE Watson, Thomas
OL Light, Mankins, Koppen, Neal, Levoir, Kaczur, Yates, Connolly, Ross

thechris

Why are you talking about next year already?

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ScottieC

A healthy Brady and that's a frightening offense for all the 31 other teams.

Get a possible TE in the draft for some depth or FA - and a possible early round upgrade on the o-line.

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BradyManny

Thanks for these threads, they're a nice respite from the Brady-infection worrying and other stuff right now.

I generally agree, but have a few areas of concern for the offense heading into next season.

I'd really want to re-sign Gaffney, Washington hasn't shown [or had the opportunity to show] us much yet at WR. I'd also want to draft or sign a WR to compete with Gaffney for the #3 spot and provide a different skill set, basically what we wanted Chad Jackson to do.

I'd also give Jordan the edge over Green-Ellis, as Jordan provides a running style different from anyone else on the roster.

I see the need for a long term investment at RG in the draft, and an upgrade over Kaczur at RT, and the general investment in a tackle via the draft. I find Yates & Connolly expendable, and I'd prefer to keep Hochstein around for his versatility.

ScottieC

Because this is a Patriot message board and we like talkin' about our team.

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Pats726

Is he an RFA?? Just curious... Green-Ellis..Gutuerrez..LeVoir aren't the alsoFA of some kind?? Ross?? Not to be nit picky...Also, I would resign Hochstein..as he's a solid inside backup.

ctpatsfan77

Not sure about LeVoir, but Green-Ellis and Gutierrez are ERFAs (Exclusive Rights FAs), b/c they have less than three full NFL seasons under their belts. That basically means as long as the Pats offer them at least the minimum for a player with that level of experience, their choices are sign or retire.

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mgteich

I agree with all your comments. I would be fine if we re-sign Gaffney and Jordan, and I so prefer Hochstein over Yates or Connolly. I only included signed players and ERFA's.

I do like Washington. If we re-sign Gaffney, I doubt that we'll see a WR draftee. Also, Levoir and Connolly could be future starters, or future backups. We shall see.

It is great to able to look at upgrades on the offense instead of filling holes.

I think, for the first time, almost all posters here would celebrate a first round or second round pick of an offensive lineman (RG or RT).

My dream draft is the first three rounds is RT, RG, TE and S. I like our starters and depth everywhere else.

BradyManny

Yup, I could see that, I think that'd be ideal. IMO, I can still see us drafting a WR though if we retrain Gaffney and Washington - again, basically to fill the role Chad Jackson was intended to, if we had to drop Ventrone to do it, I'd probably reluctantly do so.

cstjohn17

I would bump up guard as a need, but overall pretty good unit assuming Brady comes back somewhere near his old self.