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On offense i believe they will go back to the 2 TE set following the draft/FA
QB: Tom Brady
RB: Vereen
WR: Dobson
WR: POSSIBLE FA/Julian Edelman
TE: Rob Gronkowski
TE: DRAFTED PLAYER/POSSIBLE FA
C: DRAFTED PLAYER/Ryan Wendell
LT: Nate Solder
RT: Sebastian Vollmer
LG: Logan Mankins
RG: Dan Connolly
Defense:
LDE: Chandler Jones
DT: Vince Wilfork
DT: DRAFTED PLAYER/POSSIBLE FA/Tommy Kelly
RDE: Rob Ninkovich
LB: Jerod Mayo
LB: Jamie Collins
LB: Donta'a Hightower
CB: Aqib Talib
CB: Alfonzo Dennard
S: Devin McCourty
S: DRAFTED PLAYER/POSSIBLE FA
So where i see possible changes would be at WR/TE/C/DT/S.
Guarantees i believe are coming at TE and Safety. Tight end because if they get a compliment to Gronk from the great Tight Ends available in the draft then we are looking at a return to Offensive dominance. At safety for me Gregory has to go and we need to get someone who can compliment McCourty properly. They'll resign Talib because Bill is a huge fan.
Now the doubtful changes come at WR/C/DT. Let's start off with my biggest need and concern, receiver. It's a need because i truly believe they'll need that big, deep threat (Fitzgerald for example has been talked about) to win the SB again, Brady needs some help out there it's plain and simple and i expect Dobson to blossom on the other side. The dilemma is that we need Edelman back again however after watching Slater being the deep threat against Denver can Bill really not afford to dip in FA for a big play receiver?
At Center i think a change is needed because Wendell is not good enough, exposed far too easy and i think with a stud at that position with Vollmer back and some better o-line coaching this season we'll be better off.
Finally D tackle. The reason i say it's not a lock for change is because we never got a full year out of Kelly but we know he compliments Vince really well, his cap hit is not great so if they do decide to part they can go with Armstead/Jones or Siliga to replace or they could go and draft a staple for the future so the position alongside Vince is really up in the air for me.
Again don't scold me because these are my pre draft initial thoughts. On Offense they could easily go 1 TE and 3 WR but like i said my belief is that they go back to Gronk/Hernandez days.
QB: Tom Brady
RB: Vereen
WR: Dobson
WR: POSSIBLE FA/Julian Edelman
TE: Rob Gronkowski
TE: DRAFTED PLAYER/POSSIBLE FA
C: DRAFTED PLAYER/Ryan Wendell
LT: Nate Solder
RT: Sebastian Vollmer
LG: Logan Mankins
RG: Dan Connolly
Defense:
LDE: Chandler Jones
DT: Vince Wilfork
DT: DRAFTED PLAYER/POSSIBLE FA/Tommy Kelly
RDE: Rob Ninkovich
LB: Jerod Mayo
LB: Jamie Collins
LB: Donta'a Hightower
CB: Aqib Talib
CB: Alfonzo Dennard
S: Devin McCourty
S: DRAFTED PLAYER/POSSIBLE FA
So where i see possible changes would be at WR/TE/C/DT/S.
Guarantees i believe are coming at TE and Safety. Tight end because if they get a compliment to Gronk from the great Tight Ends available in the draft then we are looking at a return to Offensive dominance. At safety for me Gregory has to go and we need to get someone who can compliment McCourty properly. They'll resign Talib because Bill is a huge fan.
Now the doubtful changes come at WR/C/DT. Let's start off with my biggest need and concern, receiver. It's a need because i truly believe they'll need that big, deep threat (Fitzgerald for example has been talked about) to win the SB again, Brady needs some help out there it's plain and simple and i expect Dobson to blossom on the other side. The dilemma is that we need Edelman back again however after watching Slater being the deep threat against Denver can Bill really not afford to dip in FA for a big play receiver?
At Center i think a change is needed because Wendell is not good enough, exposed far too easy and i think with a stud at that position with Vollmer back and some better o-line coaching this season we'll be better off.
Finally D tackle. The reason i say it's not a lock for change is because we never got a full year out of Kelly but we know he compliments Vince really well, his cap hit is not great so if they do decide to part they can go with Armstead/Jones or Siliga to replace or they could go and draft a staple for the future so the position alongside Vince is really up in the air for me.
Again don't scold me because these are my pre draft initial thoughts. On Offense they could easily go 1 TE and 3 WR but like i said my belief is that they go back to Gronk/Hernandez days.
. Ward is intriguing but was always going to get a lot and with the performance of Chancellor last night, will get even more $$$.
