Sign these beasts:
RB - Blunt, only for the vet minimum plus incentives; but not Boldin, however.
It's time that we have a backup Running Back who can actually, you know, run.
FB - Kyle Juszczyk; I know that Bill told Develin that he provides toughness, but KJ does too, and much much more. Unfortunately, the money that someone will pay him will be above Bill's budget for a FB.
WR - Michael Floyd should come really, really cheap now. I am also very interested in Pierre Garcon (likely too expensive) and Andre Holmes, who was at TC here (in 2011/2012?) and was stuck behind Crabtree & Cooper in Oakland.
TE - Bennett (likely too expensive); Plan B is Jack Doyle of the Indy Clots.
It would not surprise to see Bill eschew FA TEs altogether and just wait for the draft.
Swing Tackle - Vollmer, but only at a drastically reduced salary, if his health & heart are even in it; I would also gage the health/interest of Luke Joeckel, Ryan Clady & Will Beatty.
G/C - Stefen Wisniewski; he can back up both Andrews at Center and more importantly Thuney at LG, a position where we currently have Zero capable backups. Don't know why Bill was so eager to jettison Josh Kline, especially after signing him to an extension the previous Novenber.
DT - Branch, but only on a front-loaded/short-term deal; I also want to see a 2nd FA DT added (specifically a 3-tech), because the market will be flooded with them, and that should help keep prices down.
DE - Sheard, but I don't know if he wants to re-sign here; if Bill is smart about it, he would make nicey-nice with Sheard ASAP, because the pickings at FA DE are either too expensive or too unproductive.
LB - Hightower, but language needs to be written for injury protection; I just don't know how long of a productive career he is going to have. Even if he re-signs, I still want to see an athletic coverage LB added, such as perhaps former Seattle/Oakland LB Malcolm Smith. And Bill might as well re-sign Barkevious Mingo too, and try to recoup some of the value of the 5th-rounder he gave to Cleveland for him.
CB - Ryan, but the price has to make sense; I still don't think that he's a $10M/year player. Even if Ryan re-signs, I still want to see a vet added to bring stability to the #3/4 CB spot. Old friend Sterling Moore is available, again, and would cost little more than the vet minimum plus incentives.
FS - I'm not nearly as big a fan of Harmon as others are, so I won't lose any sleep if he signs for big money elsewhere. A capable backup for McCourty can be found anywhere throughout the draft and post-draft process, as well as what should be a deep pool of available FAs.
