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jermus22 · 03-08-2005, 12:07 PM

I like everybody's comments. I agree with daseal: the o-line is good to go. It would be great if we re-signed Ray Brown to mentor the other guys and possibly challenge Dockery.
Offensive needs: we need a good blocking TE, preferably a mid-round pickup in the draft. We should get the biggest, meanest shmuck on the market, somebody who can block like old Don Warren from the days of the hogs. Warren was our starting TE in '91, the year we beat the Bills, and he had only 5 receptions all year, so we don't need a receiver at that position.
Cooley looks good at H-B, and I like Royal at TE, though only as a receiver (kind of a Terry Orr sort of role). But I think we need a sturdier blocker at TE for first and second down.
Our top pick should either be a DE or WR. A big wideout would help in the intermediate zone (like Art Monk), while speedy outside dudes like Moss and Patten provide the one-two punch we need in the vertical passing game (remember Gary Clark and Ricky Sanders?). I don't want us getting Boston from the Dolphins. The guy is a complete ASS CLOWN (pardon my French), definitely not a Gibbs kind of guy.
At DE we don't necessarily need a top draft pick, although it's been a long time since we had a guy like Charles Mann on our side of the line. All we really need is someone who can provide a rush off the edge on third and long. We already have two solid run stoppers in Wynn and Daniels, and the re-signing of Demetric Evans would provide insurance. What we DO need is a Dexter Manley type, someone who may not have bulk or great run-stuffing ability, but who nevertheless has speed and quickness off the edge and a non-stop motor. A guy like that would take a lot of pressure off the linebackers and defensive backs to help with blitzing.
Other needs: another backup LB (unless Clifton Smith and Chris Clemons prove adequate), another backup TE/H-B (unless we re-sign Brian Kozlowski), a third running back for short yardage situations (however, I'd prefer to see Rock Cartwright in that role), and a defensive back or linebacker for depth and special teams.
Other than that, trade Rod Gardner and Chad Morton; we don't need their help.

03-08-2005, 12:07 PM	#6
jermus22 Special Teams Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Frankfort, KY Age: 43 Posts: 336	Re: OffSeason Team Needs??? I like everybody's comments. I agree with daseal: the o-line is good to go. It would be great if we re-signed Ray Brown to mentor the other guys and possibly challenge Dockery. Offensive needs: we need a good blocking TE, preferably a mid-round pickup in the draft. We should get the biggest, meanest shmuck on the market, somebody who can block like old Don Warren from the days of the hogs. Warren was our starting TE in '91, the year we beat the Bills, and he had only 5 receptions all year, so we don't need a receiver at that position. Cooley looks good at H-B, and I like Royal at TE, though only as a receiver (kind of a Terry Orr sort of role). But I think we need a sturdier blocker at TE for first and second down. Our top pick should either be a DE or WR. A big wideout would help in the intermediate zone (like Art Monk), while speedy outside dudes like Moss and Patten provide the one-two punch we need in the vertical passing game (remember Gary Clark and Ricky Sanders?). I don't want us getting Boston from the Dolphins. The guy is a complete ASS CLOWN (pardon my French), definitely not a Gibbs kind of guy. At DE we don't necessarily need a top draft pick, although it's been a long time since we had a guy like Charles Mann on our side of the line. All we really need is someone who can provide a rush off the edge on third and long. We already have two solid run stoppers in Wynn and Daniels, and the re-signing of Demetric Evans would provide insurance. What we DO need is a Dexter Manley type, someone who may not have bulk or great run-stuffing ability, but who nevertheless has speed and quickness off the edge and a non-stop motor. A guy like that would take a lot of pressure off the linebackers and defensive backs to help with blitzing. Other needs: another backup LB (unless Clifton Smith and Chris Clemons prove adequate), another backup TE/H-B (unless we re-sign Brian Kozlowski), a third running back for short yardage situations (however, I'd prefer to see Rock Cartwright in that role), and a defensive back or linebacker for depth and special teams. Other than that, trade Rod Gardner and Chad Morton; we don't need their help. __________________ Win it in the trenches.