The Dynasty

Where is the WR position on your list of needs?

Mine is:
DE/OLB
CB
WR
OL
LB

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BelichickFan

I'm not exactly sure but we need potential starters at :

OG - if Neal leaves
TE - if Watson leaves
DE
OLB
CB - if Bodden leaves.

I left out NT as we either have Wilfork or a lot more drafting capital.

WR fits in there somewhere. I'd almost prefer not to order them but for me it's something like :

DE
OLB
CB
OG
WR
TE

I see the argument for moving WR up but I also see a lot of other needs.

The Dynasty

I can't really complain with what you said, I see all those positions as needs. If they can address all of those needs there will be no problems and it would be a good off season.

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KontradictioN

I think we all knew that he wouldn't be available to start the season. This should give the (small) crowd that said last season that having both Moss and Welker were causing Brady not to try to spread the ball around a chance to see their theory in action. I'm not a doctor, but I can't see Welker coming back before Week 9 next season.

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BelichickFan

As I already stated, from surgery to return Braylon Edwards showed 4 years ago that Welker can be back for Week 1. It will require a near perfect timeline (no setbacks) but it can be done. I know they're different types of WR and also that ACL rehabs get better and more understood with each passing year; both of these make it an imperfect comparison but as they play the same position, it's a fairly good comparison.

Sean Pa Patriot

Pass rush is and should be the number 1 need, then Oline then WR should be 3 ...

Resigning Faulk and Bodden should be ahead of the WR though..

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We going to take it one game at a time

KontradictioN

As already stated, he can make it back by Week 1, but he isn't going to be the Welker that we're all accustomed to seeing.

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Box_O_Rocks

Skewed or not, a reality is this offense has been built around the passing game, and that directly affects a defense which has sadly morphed into an offensive adjunct in the "Indy" style. Not my preference, but there it is.

This is why I rate WR as NE's #1 "need" heading into the new League year.

Chief Patton is noted to not be an answer, but his presence does encourage me to believe BB and Caserio are looking to build the WR corps through the draft and not try to rely on picking over the Free Agency heap out there. Patton can rightly take some credit for the development of the New Orleans' WR corps, I think he and Moss will have their hands full as mentors this Spring.

Currently on the roster there's five youngsters who have WR as part of their defined role on the team - I'm hoping BB brings in at least two more through the draft and signs a couple more undrafted kids afterwards.

Welker rehabs, he's not an issue on PUP. When he's ready is when BB has to make a decision, until then he's not available - move on.

After a taste of Edelman and Tate, and reading the reports about Nunn before Tampa Bay signed him away, and thinking back to Branch and Givens, I think NE is better off trying to build up WR through the draft and not hope for the lucky breaks that were Moss and Welker.

Targeting WR further aids Special Teams: KR, PR, coverage and blocking roles.

If Moss isn't re-signed in 2011, that's a big hole to fill, I don't like any of the Free Agents, none of the RFAs do much for me either. So...

-- Welker unavailable. √
-- No clearly identified player in the slot, X, and #4 roles (three holes). √
-- No clearly identified reserve behind Moss (not to mention the other roles) (1-4 holes). √
-- Moss in his contract year (future hole). √

OLB can be alleviated quickly by re-signing TBC and Burgess (not fixed, alleviated). With a fully functional WR corps a big chunk of the pressure on OLB is relieved.

NT has been franchised, not a major issue now.

DE is healthier with the franchised NT, and drafting one top prospect to platoon with Wright goes a long way towards closing that hole.

CB gets a little messier by fixing WR first, but NE only really needs one (Bodden come home).

TE is an easy fix.

OL is an issue to protect Tommy, but the overall depth is already good - there are plenty of quality later round Tackles in this draft who can either back-up outside or slide inside.

A healthy WR corps helps the RBs in a pass first offense.

It all says fix WR first on my checklist.

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DonBlackmon55

Why care about having WW in wk #1 ?

Rather have a FULLY healthy WW at wk #8 or 10, and more importantly going into the playoffs. We need him when it matters, and that surely isn't wk #1

SanAngeloState

Back by the opener? I'd be happy if he's 100% by the playoffs.

I don't want them to rush him back like they did Mayo, who now might be permanently impaired due to their hastiness. Good one.

It would be good if the offense could learn how to function w/o him, then it's a bonus when he comes back.

As for needs, we definitely need a good wr like LSU guy LaFell or dezmon briscoe, someone with a lot of game speed and game ability...agressiveness, unlike say, bethel johnson who just ran good in shorts. shame bb got fooled by that guy.