Consider these FA and CC Looses and Replacements:
Defense
Willie McGinest Starter Mincey,Smith Downgrade
Tyrone Poole Backup Warfield Upgrade
D Starks Backup Mitchell Upgrade
C Brown Backup Jones Upgrade
Matt Chatham ST Andrews Upgrade
Michael Stone ST
Offense
David Givens Starter Jackson Tossup
Tom Ashworth Backup O'Callaghan,Stevenson Upgrade
C Fauria Backup Thomas,Mills Big Upgrade
Andre Davis Backup Maroney Big Upgrade
Tim Dwight Backup Caldwell Upgrade
Adam Vinatieri Starter Gramatica/Gostkowski Tossup
and maybe D Flutie. UFA
(almost all over 30)
Net Defense even,
Net Offense Big Upgrade
Net ST Upgrade
OK so right now we are in substantially better shape than we were at the end of last season.
We are only carrying 3.9M in dead money compared to 10M last year.
We have 17M in cap space to make upgrades at QB, Defense and Offense.
(Starks,Poole and Ashworth although starters only contributed like backups IMO)
Defense
Willie McGinest Starter Mincey,Smith Downgrade
Tyrone Poole Backup Warfield Upgrade
D Starks Backup Mitchell Upgrade
C Brown Backup Jones Upgrade
Matt Chatham ST Andrews Upgrade
Michael Stone ST
Offense
David Givens Starter Jackson Tossup
Tom Ashworth Backup O'Callaghan,Stevenson Upgrade
C Fauria Backup Thomas,Mills Big Upgrade
Andre Davis Backup Maroney Big Upgrade
Tim Dwight Backup Caldwell Upgrade
Adam Vinatieri Starter Gramatica/Gostkowski Tossup
and maybe D Flutie. UFA
(almost all over 30)
Net Defense even,
Net Offense Big Upgrade
Net ST Upgrade
OK so right now we are in substantially better shape than we were at the end of last season.
We are only carrying 3.9M in dead money compared to 10M last year.
We have 17M in cap space to make upgrades at QB, Defense and Offense.
(Starks,Poole and Ashworth although starters only contributed like backups IMO)