Quote:I debated a lot over if number would be FS or RT. I initially thought free safety because that piece alone would enhance the defense and take it to top five level. The RT won out though because at the end of the day we have a young qb that needs to be up right and have time to throw in the pocket. We can give up TD's and still win but if we don't score we won't win. Due to the correlation the RT has to the qb to me it wins by default. Schematically I would say the FS but it terms of football play on the field and player development (which to me is the ultimate goal) RT is number one. 

 

I looked at it in a way how much we improved on the D Line last year. They get pressure and they get sacks but why were we ranked bottom 5 in defense? Well we are missing a FS that would eventually cut down all those extra yards allowed. Adding McCourty would easily put us from bottom 5 to 16-20 ranked defense. RT, we can find a cheap veteran that has experience like Doug Free, would be in the range of 4-5 million a year. Don't get me wrong Bortles needs to be protected but that will come from improvement from LT,LG,C, and RG. RT will be a leader like Beadles with experience. I just don't want to overpay for a RT. 

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