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Just to make some adjustments to your roster... may seem minor, but it highlights the issues:
DEFENSE (25)
DE - 4 Seymour, Warren, Green, Hill/rookie Not sure we can afford the last roster slot there -- but we may need it for Wright's understudy.
the class of our D... a cause for tremendous pride
DT - 1 Wright
Wright only really works in the scheme when we shift to a 4-3 with Seymour inside. At which point he's a DE. He's also a FA of some kind after this season.
NT - 2 Wilfork, Smith/rookie
underlining our need for real depth at NT, in the form of an agile 320# tackler-- of which there are none in this draft class after Branch Agreed. Wilfork can't go all game, every game, and while Seymour, Warren, Green, and even Vrabel have played there, that doesn't seem to be the coaching staff's preference.
OLB - 4 Vrabel, Colvin, Thomas, Woods
all set on the outside... we're back to our 2003 form
ILB - 4 Bruschi, Izzo, Alexander/UFA, Mays/rookie
Seau would make this unit much better, but a Day One pick would still make sense. I still like Posluszny on this team, to ultimately take the reigns reins (sorry, pet peeve) from Bruschi. Bru, Seau, Pos and Izzo sounds SB calibre to me, and the one thing that would put this D over the top. Still need Alexander and/or an extra OLB for depth.
CB - 5 Samuel, Hobbs, Scott, Gay, Spann/Andrews/rookie
I actually think our CB situation is fine for 2007. Maybe a rookie to groom for 2008, and a guy for the PS... but the urgency is not there for me. Both Gay and Scott are FAs after this season. We really could use a developmental guy, unless Spann/Andrews grow into the role.
S - 5 Sanders, Wilson, Harrison, Hawkins, Mitchell/Baker/rookie
Harrison has got to be considering retirement. With Wilson and Hawkins, our need is more for SS than FS, which is why the excitement about Merriweather, Nelson and Griffin has be scratching my head a bit. Perhaps you're overlooking that both Wilson and Hawkins are FAs after this season?Plus speed has been an issue in the secondary. Hawkins is due for an upgrade. Aaron Rouse is more the size: 6-4 223#, but lacks the intangibles. I'm not sure I see a SS that I like in this draft, after Landry; John Wendling, maybe. Weddle?
I'm not wholly convinced your nitpicks were any more accurate than what you were correcting.