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I haven't looked at contracts (I know Reggie's contract is up at the end of the season), but am curious what people see as our biggest needs as of right now.
Offense:
QB: Brees - Daniels. I would love to bring in some depth here but this isn't a priority at all.
RB: Bush, Thomas, Ivory, Jones, Betts, Hamilton. Bush's contract is up and I believe Betts and Jones have just one year contracts, so this could become somewhat of a priority. However, if we resign Jones then we'll have Thomas, Ivory, Jones, and Hamilton next year and that doesn't bother me much at all - even if we lose Bush (although I'd love to keep him at a cheaper price). So this isn't a huge priority if we resign Jones.
FB: Evans. This is not a priority but later round depth might be a consideration.
WR: Colston, Moore, Meachem, Henderson, Roby, Arrington. To my knowledge, we have most of these guys locked up. This is not a priority at all.
TE: Shockey, Thomas, Graham, Humphrey. I'm not sure about contracts, but even if we just bring back Thomas and Graham, this is still not a huge priority area. If we bring back Shockey too, it's not a priority at all.
OT: Stinchcomb, Bushrod, Brown, and Strief. I believe of these guys are locked up and Bushrod is having a pro bowl type year. Not a priority.
OG: Evans, Nicks. Not a priority.
OC: Goodwin, Tennant. Not a priority.
Defense:
DE: Smith, Brown, Wilkerson, Charleston, Gallette. IMO, we need a big time rusher. This may be our biggest need. Smith is pretty good, but Brown, Wilkerson, and Charleston are just average. Gallette is an unknown. If we can get a top flight pass rusher, we could become awesome on defense.
DT: Ellis, Hargrove. This is an okay to very good group. Depth is a small priority.
NT: Ayodele. He's played beyond his talent this year, but he's our ONLY NT and we need to improve here - despite his play this year. Depth is also a priority here.
OLB: Shanle, Clark, Dunbar, Casillas, Arnoux, Waters. This, IMO, is our 2nd biggest priority. Casillas was hurt and Arnoux is always hurt, Clark and Dunbar are too slow and even Shanle can be upgraded. As a group, this is our weakest link. Huge Priority.
MLB: Vilma, Mitchell. They are both darn good. Not a priority at all.
CB: Greer, Porter, Robinson, Torrence, Gay. I'm not sure about contracts, but I believe we have them all signed through next season. They are all good. Add in Jenkins and Young. This is not a priority at all.
FS: Jenkins, Young. I'm assuming Sharper won't be back next season, but I'm more than good with these two at FS.
SS: Harper, Reis, Giordano. This group could stand an upgrade - so a moderate priority.
K - Hartley needs competition next summer.
P - not a priority at all - we have the best punter in the league.
So, IMO, our biggest needs are a pass rushing DE, a speedy - instinctual OLB, a big block-eating NT, a SS that can cover, maybe a super quick 3rd down type back, and depth and speed at OLB.
What do you guys think?
Offense:
QB: Brees - Daniels. I would love to bring in some depth here but this isn't a priority at all.
RB: Bush, Thomas, Ivory, Jones, Betts, Hamilton. Bush's contract is up and I believe Betts and Jones have just one year contracts, so this could become somewhat of a priority. However, if we resign Jones then we'll have Thomas, Ivory, Jones, and Hamilton next year and that doesn't bother me much at all - even if we lose Bush (although I'd love to keep him at a cheaper price). So this isn't a huge priority if we resign Jones.
FB: Evans. This is not a priority but later round depth might be a consideration.
WR: Colston, Moore, Meachem, Henderson, Roby, Arrington. To my knowledge, we have most of these guys locked up. This is not a priority at all.
TE: Shockey, Thomas, Graham, Humphrey. I'm not sure about contracts, but even if we just bring back Thomas and Graham, this is still not a huge priority area. If we bring back Shockey too, it's not a priority at all.
OT: Stinchcomb, Bushrod, Brown, and Strief. I believe of these guys are locked up and Bushrod is having a pro bowl type year. Not a priority.
OG: Evans, Nicks. Not a priority.
OC: Goodwin, Tennant. Not a priority.
Defense:
DE: Smith, Brown, Wilkerson, Charleston, Gallette. IMO, we need a big time rusher. This may be our biggest need. Smith is pretty good, but Brown, Wilkerson, and Charleston are just average. Gallette is an unknown. If we can get a top flight pass rusher, we could become awesome on defense.
DT: Ellis, Hargrove. This is an okay to very good group. Depth is a small priority.
NT: Ayodele. He's played beyond his talent this year, but he's our ONLY NT and we need to improve here - despite his play this year. Depth is also a priority here.
OLB: Shanle, Clark, Dunbar, Casillas, Arnoux, Waters. This, IMO, is our 2nd biggest priority. Casillas was hurt and Arnoux is always hurt, Clark and Dunbar are too slow and even Shanle can be upgraded. As a group, this is our weakest link. Huge Priority.
MLB: Vilma, Mitchell. They are both darn good. Not a priority at all.
CB: Greer, Porter, Robinson, Torrence, Gay. I'm not sure about contracts, but I believe we have them all signed through next season. They are all good. Add in Jenkins and Young. This is not a priority at all.
FS: Jenkins, Young. I'm assuming Sharper won't be back next season, but I'm more than good with these two at FS.
SS: Harper, Reis, Giordano. This group could stand an upgrade - so a moderate priority.
K - Hartley needs competition next summer.
P - not a priority at all - we have the best punter in the league.
So, IMO, our biggest needs are a pass rushing DE, a speedy - instinctual OLB, a big block-eating NT, a SS that can cover, maybe a super quick 3rd down type back, and depth and speed at OLB.
What do you guys think?