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WAG On Vrabel's Off-Season Priorities: I have WR as 7th

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IMO, the only controversy is my list is the low priority for WR. We could sign 1 or even 2 top WR's if we can find reasonable opportunities.

MY WAG AT VRABEL'S WISH LIST
1) LT
2) OT
3) DT
4) EDGE
5) CB (Jon Jones is an UFA, Austin is a RFA with a $5M tag number)
6) DE (Wise is gone or on his last year; Ekuale will be gone)
7) WR (sure, we'll sign a couple)
8) OT (a draftee)
9) ILB
10) FS
11) RB (we need at least 3, could be a FB)
12) TE (Hooper is an UFA)
13) K
 
When I saw the thread title my brain immediately went elsewhere.



 
Left tackle is clearly the top - they don’t really have one and that’s definitely their #1 need this off-season. I think they know that they can’t get through another year without adding depth on the edge, as they have a decent number of serviceable guys inside.

From there, this is an interesting exercise because fixing the line obviously improves the pass game if Maye has a couple of extra seconds to survey the field. I do agree with cornerback and I also agree given the contracts they need help at DE. I’m just not sure if I would put WR that far down, even though fixing the OL would make such a significant difference given how bad they were.

But I agree also on a DT. If you can control the middle of the line on defense and/or get pressure up the middle, you can beat a good team with a lesser offense. And Barmore’s future is also obviously still a question, which is unfortunate.

Again, the domino effect is interesting. But let’s hope they can at least get LT solved. Definitely can’t roll Vederian Lowe out there for 17 games again next year.
 
WR should be 2

Edge 3

CB could be a little lower

And Kicker should be higher
 
IMO, the only controversy is my list is the low priority for WR. We could sign 1 or even 2 top WR's if we can find reasonable opportunities.

MY WAG AT VRABEL'S WISH LIST
1) LT
2) OT
3) DT
4) EDGE
5) CB (Jon Jones is an UFA, Austin is a RFA with a $5M tag number)
6) DE (Wise is gone or on his last year; Ekuale will be gone)
7) WR (sure, we'll sign a couple)
8) OT (a draftee)
9) ILB
10) FS
11) RB (we need at least 3, could be a FB)
12) TE (Hooper is an UFA)
13) K

Pretty much agree with this. Fix the lines first, then deal with the other issues.
 
For a moment, I was impressed that Vrabel has both a wife and a girlfriend and that they’re both giving their thoughts on the team’s offseason priorities. I was hoping for pictures of them.
 
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Same here
 
failure to address the WR position will result in a 5 win season. Maye cannot win games without weapons. Hes not Brady.
 
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