Dave needs to load up next season. Its far too early, and things will change with tags and draft, but I'll play along. Having a reliable TE goes a long way towards building a young QB's confidence. Lewis, for whatever he does in the running game, doesn't do that. You can already see the difference that an athletic pass receiving TE has done for this offense with Harbor being healthy, and he is at best a #2 TE. The TE FA class looks weak though other than Julius Thomas (who won't leave Denver) and Cameron (probably getting tagged by Cleveland), so I expect a draft pick either in the 2nd or 3rd round to be used on a TE.

 

Free Safety is a HUGE need, as both of our current safeties are more natural SS, but its also not a great FA class. This goes the way of the draft.

 

Our front four is pretty solid. We can use upgrades, but DE/DT are so expensive that I can't see us investing with who we already have on the team. So my next focus would be LBs...where Watson and Hayes have been below average/average and Poz should be a 2-down LB. There are some interesting possibilities, though tags could change it: Justin Houston and Orakpo. There are two guys that are in the Senderrick Marks mold that I'd go after: Ayers and Brooks Reed. Probably dip in the draft here also.

 

I might be tempted to go after Dela Puente at C, just in case Bowanko doesn't develop from year 1 to year 2.

 

We'll probably have to add a WR, since Shorts will be a free-agent and his injury concerns are well, a concern. If he comes back cheap, I'd be OK rolling with the same WR group as we have now: ARob, Hurns, Shorts, Lee, Sanders. HUGE Bonus if Blackmon finds his way.

 

Our running game needs work, but they can be found everywhere. Draft one.

 

As often the case, team's best players rarely hit FA. Other than a handful of "impact" signings, even more important I think is that Dave signs veteran depth. We can't afford next year to have an entire unit of late round/undrafted young guys if our regular starters get hurt.

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