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It seems that we should expect more from the kids in next year's AFCCG game. After all, Hightower, Francis and Bequette were rookies. Fletcher and Jones didn't play. We might even get production from Forston or Pryor.
You can wish to upgrade Deaderick, Love Or Ninkovich. I don't think that it is likely to happen.
HOWEVER, I do hope that we would use one of our top 3 picks on a defensive lineman who can help this year or next. We should always be upgrading the defensive front seven.
I think that the OP is fine considering the point, which was that it is a decent starting point. Of course we still need to do some addition/maintenance on the line, and add some more competition and depth for a coverage LB, but that's pretty much been the same every year to some degree.
As Belichick himself pointed out, he will need to assess the specifics of all the positions and figure out how to move ahead accordingly. Most of us seem to want the secondary addressed in free agency with at least a credible S or CB, not to mention a higher draft pick. Belichick may think that free agency provides a better opportunity for the front seven though, which will of course affect his decisions in the draft in other areas.
In other words, we know which positions need addressing the most. I think that we can all agree on some form of CB, S, OL, WR, and DL. What we don't know yet, is which will come through the draft, which will come through free agency, or which will be both..
Some of that prioritizing will be done more with talent in mind (draft or experienced free agent who could make the team better instantly), while others will be looked at with more of an eye towards financial implications (later round picks and lesser signing FA's). Of course the two go hand in hand too on some level, so it isn't like it's one or the other.
At this point in time it's terribly hard to project what positions will be addressed where, who will be kept, and most of all--what our draft picks will be.
And that's why Belichick gets paid the big bucks