(03-05-2024, 11:17 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(03-05-2024, 11:04 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote: Note: Josh Allen is not a lineman. If we consider him a lineman then Travon Walker is as well, and he does not suck. Neither does Smoot who played well again after his injury. Neither is Hamilton, but he had a debilitating illness that cost him the season. We need A defensive tackle who can push the pocket and A defensive tackle who can eat double teams and stop the run. Both can be had this offseason between free agency and the draft.

It seems like we have a lot of needs this offseason.   Corner, DT, C, OG, WR.  We need first-rate talent at all of those positions.  It seems unlikely we will get all of those filled in one offseason.   That's why I would make it a 2-year rebuild, with emphasis on fixing OL this offseason.

I think needing a corner is an assumption, the guys we had last year were fine and we have 5 guys in their third year or less on the roster. Campbell, Williams, and Herndon (who signs for 1 year every March it seems) are, at worst, bringing back the same starters as last year. The issue here is how the new DC evaluates them in the scheme he wants to run. We might need to replace all of them, but I don't think that will be the case.

Needing a WR is also an assumption based on the unknown status of Ridley and Zay. Washington played well in his limited time last year and looks like a promising #3 going into this year. The issue would be if we don't resign Ridley and cut Zay. Then we have to find a 1 or 2 based on how we want to use Kirk next year. If we bring back Ridley then you have room to add a guy in the draft or cheap end of free agency like a K.J. Osborn who would fit right in the bottom half of the group with Parker and Cooks.

The guard questions are do we bring back Cleveland (yes) and bring back Sherff (no). We should be drafting IOL anyway, but getting an affordable starter in free agency won't be a challenge as there are about 6 in this free agent class who would work.

The only real needs I see are Center and DT, and both those can be fixed in two weeks if we really don't want to wait until April. 

This roster isn't that far off; those two glaring holes are foundational to everything else, so the weakness we had last year disrupted everything else in the process.

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