OK, I am sitting here after two nights, and thinking. Agree or disagree with his selections in both FA and the draft, BB is stocking his D, and giving Tom a couple of new weapons to throw to. I have come to a conclusion and this is going waaaaay off the ranch.
I have a feeling Tom is planning his retirement. Not this season, prolly not next. But soon. BB is loading up on D to carry a team with a new person behind center in a couple of years. Giving these kids time to develop in the system in that time makes perfect sense. Lets face it, with Matt's looming retirement, it leaves Kevin Faulk and Tom left from the 01 team.
Again, I dont think the retirement is imminent, just on the horizon, and pieces are being put in place to take the weight and pressure off of a successor.