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In this kind of scenario, is there any position to which they'd be likely to add an expensive FA without an off-setting cut or disappointing non-signing? I don't see many.
QB -- no.
RB -- no, except that if Vereen isn't signed somebody else needs to take his place.
TE -- no, with the emergency of Wright.
WR -- sorry, no.
OT -- no.
Interior OL -- one of the two real candidates IMO
DT/3-4 DE -- Wilfork, Easley, Siliga, Chris Jones, Branch ... I'm thinking no.
4-3 DE/3-4 OLB -- an area of depth weakness for quite a while now. Ayers shores it up somewhat. Still, one of the two real candidates IMO for serious shoring-up, w/ Ninko aging and Chandler Jones getting hurt a lot.
Pure LB -- I'm guessing no, although if edge players aren't added then maybe somebody could take some load off Hightower to free him up for more edge-rusher snaps.
CB -- We seem to be quite rich in depth.
S -- Our starters are pretty effective and there's a lot of depth, so I'd say no.
Special teams -- the positions at which there's any need (mainly LS) are not expensive ones
I agree. I think the goal is to keep the team intact and upgrade some depth and long-term positions, mainly on the OL and DL, via the draft. Interior OL and 4-3 DE/3-4 OLB, along with a long term successor to Wilfork, are the major needs IMO. Depth at TE, WR, RB and S are lesser issues (I think that Wilson and Harmon can be upgraded, but it's not an acute "need").
Earlier this year I thought that Wilfork could be a cap cut and replaced by a FA DT (Fairley, Odrick, Knighton). But he is playing very well and looks to have at least another year in the tank, so I'm guessing he will stay and a potential replacement drafted.