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We were a first down or two from the Super Bowl, with several key players on IR, players ill, and players hurt during the final game, and not available late in the game. Not surprisingly, this team is a Super Bowl contender with few additions, presuming that Samuel plays. If not, then the new players will need to compensate for his loss.
Sure, we will players in the draft who could contribute in 2007. Sure, we will pick up some players after the draft. But bb likes to have a full team before the draft, in order to allow draft flexibility. Sure, we MIGHT sign big ticket free agents, or mid-ticket free agents before the draft. Samuel is the first big ticket move.
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What will it take this year to be ready for the draft? Not much, really.
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OFFENSE
1) re-sign Evans and/or Pass for me, re-signing Evans is a no-brainer
2) tender Yates and/or Mruc tendering Yates is an easy decision
That's it. We could play with the rest, although we will upgrade later.
I would expect a receiver or two, a TE and a WR, but we could wait
DEFENSE
3) sign two linebackers We only have 3 plus 3 STer's
These could be Seau and Gardner
4) tender Gay a no-brainer, but could be injured again
5) re-sign Mickens or a JAG
That's it, although I expect an additional corner.
SPECIAL TEAMS
6) re-sign Izzo or Davis Izzo is the clear choice
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BOTTOM LINE - THE LOW ROAD (or the beginning)
Evans, Yates, Seau, Gardner, Gay, Izzo, Mickens
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OFFENSE (24) - PROBABLY ALREADY AS GOOD AS THIS YEAR
QB (2) Brady, Cassell
RB (4) Maroney, Dillon, Faulk, Evans
C/G (5) Koppen, Mankins, Neal, Hochstein, Yates
OT (4) Light, Kaczur, O'Callaghan, Britt
TE (3) Watson,Thomas,Mills
WR (6) Gaffney,Caldwell,Jackson,Kight,Childress,Smith
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DEFENSE (26) - NEED HELP AT LINEBACKER (as we have for the last 5 years)
DL (7) Seymour,Wilfork,Warren,Green,Wright,Smith,Hill/Thomas
LB (4) Vrabel,Colvin,Bruschi,Seau
CB (4) Samuel,Hobbs,Scott,Gay/Mickens
S (4) Harrison,Wilson,Sanders,Hawkins
ST (7) Izzo,Gardner,Alexander,Woods,Mays,Andrews,Jones/Mitchell
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SPECIALISTS (3)
K (1) Gostkowski
P (1) Miller
DS (1) Paxton
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Sure, we will players in the draft who could contribute in 2007. Sure, we will pick up some players after the draft. But bb likes to have a full team before the draft, in order to allow draft flexibility. Sure, we MIGHT sign big ticket free agents, or mid-ticket free agents before the draft. Samuel is the first big ticket move.
=================================
What will it take this year to be ready for the draft? Not much, really.
=================================
OFFENSE
1) re-sign Evans and/or Pass for me, re-signing Evans is a no-brainer
2) tender Yates and/or Mruc tendering Yates is an easy decision
That's it. We could play with the rest, although we will upgrade later.
I would expect a receiver or two, a TE and a WR, but we could wait
DEFENSE
3) sign two linebackers We only have 3 plus 3 STer's
These could be Seau and Gardner
4) tender Gay a no-brainer, but could be injured again
5) re-sign Mickens or a JAG
That's it, although I expect an additional corner.
SPECIAL TEAMS
6) re-sign Izzo or Davis Izzo is the clear choice
===========================================
BOTTOM LINE - THE LOW ROAD (or the beginning)
Evans, Yates, Seau, Gardner, Gay, Izzo, Mickens
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OFFENSE (24) - PROBABLY ALREADY AS GOOD AS THIS YEAR
QB (2) Brady, Cassell
RB (4) Maroney, Dillon, Faulk, Evans
C/G (5) Koppen, Mankins, Neal, Hochstein, Yates
OT (4) Light, Kaczur, O'Callaghan, Britt
TE (3) Watson,Thomas,Mills
WR (6) Gaffney,Caldwell,Jackson,Kight,Childress,Smith
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DEFENSE (26) - NEED HELP AT LINEBACKER (as we have for the last 5 years)
DL (7) Seymour,Wilfork,Warren,Green,Wright,Smith,Hill/Thomas
LB (4) Vrabel,Colvin,Bruschi,Seau
CB (4) Samuel,Hobbs,Scott,Gay/Mickens
S (4) Harrison,Wilson,Sanders,Hawkins
ST (7) Izzo,Gardner,Alexander,Woods,Mays,Andrews,Jones/Mitchell
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SPECIALISTS (3)
K (1) Gostkowski
P (1) Miller
DS (1) Paxton
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