(03-15-2020, 04:12 PM)Dan K Wrote: OK, here goes...………….

     Cut Norwell and Lee for reasons if not already obvious will become obvious.        Trade Ngakoue for a first or second and trade Foles,      Ngakoue because he wants out and will bring a good return and because we are re-allocating his money elsewhere.  Trade Foles not because of anything that helps this year,  but because it completely clears him off of our books for 2021.   Also this gets Minshew all the first team reps and prepares him for his opportunitly.    This will give us another 35 million in cap room not including what we get back by trading away CC.    We now should have three ones and a two or at worst two ones and two twos in 2020 draft.   I didn't forget we may have to give something up to get rid of Foles.    I am hoping we can use some of our newley acquired draft capital to either get rid of Foles or to move our 3rd back into the second.     At this point we go all in on offense.     Sign TE Hooper to blockbuster deal.   Use first two picks on offensive lineman.    Use the 2nd round pick on a WR in a deep WR class.    I  think with two first round lineman, a good tightend plus Oliver, and another top end WR we give the offense a chance to be very good by the second half of the season.    Of course the defense will suck but that's ok.   We can"t do this whole rebuild all in one year anyway.   I would rather add first and second round players and a first level FA like Hooper than get six mediocre guys to fill the roster.    At least the offense will be set and will get plenty of opportunities since our Defense will likely suck.   Maybe we go 4-12 but we know next year that Minshew is the man,  and if it turns out he is not,  we have an excellent offense to put a new guy around.    It takes awhile for Offense to gel.   Defense happens much quicker.    If we get our offense together this coming year with virtually all younger players (ex, Lindor, Fournette)  we can use our draft capital next year to get 3 or 4 more quality starters to on defense.    By getting rid of all these big contracts this year we could easily plug defensive holes next year to make it formidable while still having money to pay the up and coming stars.   This year we let Jack and Allan each make 100's of tackles and try to win games 37-35.   I am sure everyone is going to say it doesn't matter because Dave will botch the draft.   Maybe he will.   But if you are looking for an upside to what we are doing perhaps this helps.

With the Bouye and Campbell trades, the FO signaled that 2020 is a pure rebuilding year. So, I think offense is going to be the focus to get Minshew some help and because offense takes longer to gel, as you said. If Minshew is a myth, they'll have draft capital to grab a QB high next year to plug into a strong supporting cast and then restock the defense with 7-8 new starters from the draft and free agency. 

I think the offense has a lot of young pieces in place. We need another starting receiver and another tackle or guard from the draft. It's a weak TE class, but grab one if there's value. 

Don't cut Norwell or Linder this year. Remember, the goal is to see what Minshew can do. Maybe draft their replacements/competition this year, but don't cut them. Every young QB deserves a solid O-line for better evaluation.

That said, I could see Dave drafting pure BAP without much regard to which side of the ball. We have so many picks and holes to fill. It'll be fun to watch.

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