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It is appears that yours is a wish list independent of cost and value. I suppose if cost was no object, your list would be fine. If I take your comment with regard to big fish at face value, then your 1-5 won't be addressed until next year because of the magnitude of their contracts or the fact that we don't yet know about their worth. Sure we'd like to sign Gost, but certainly he should wait to see what he is worth.
LET'S FOCUS ON 2009
1) KACZUR (he will solidfy the OT position for years with Light and Vollmer and perhaps LeVoir). LeVoir will be an RFA next year. I have no problem with extending him.
2) FAULK (his extension would free up cap room; besides we want him for a couple of more years)
3) NEAL (he is a valuable lineman; we may be able to extend him at a reasonable price locking in one of the OG's for next year.
4) WOODS (he is a valuable backup)
5) BANTA-CAIN (he is a valuable backup)
6) HOCHSTEIN (he is a valuable backup at center)
The bottom line is that the team would be better long-term with these players signed through 2011 instead of 2009.
LET'S FOCUS ON 2009
1) KACZUR (he will solidfy the OT position for years with Light and Vollmer and perhaps LeVoir). LeVoir will be an RFA next year. I have no problem with extending him.
2) FAULK (his extension would free up cap room; besides we want him for a couple of more years)
3) NEAL (he is a valuable lineman; we may be able to extend him at a reasonable price locking in one of the OG's for next year.
4) WOODS (he is a valuable backup)
5) BANTA-CAIN (he is a valuable backup)
6) HOCHSTEIN (he is a valuable backup at center)
The bottom line is that the team would be better long-term with these players signed through 2011 instead of 2009.
I can only assume they are trying to tie up some of the small fish within the constraints of the available cap room before going after the big fish in the offseason.
My priority for resigning2009 FAs as of right now is something like the following:
1. Wilfork
2a. Seymour
2b. Mankins
4. Gostkowski
5a. Bodden (assuming he does well)
5b. Burgess (assuming he does well)
7. Guyton
8a. Kaczur
8b. LeVoir
Most of the others I am uncertain about at this juncture, including Faulk (age), Green, and Galloway (age). Many of the others are JAGs.