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I wouldn't bring back Hightower on anything more than a non-guaranteed one year deal, which is realistically all he is going to get off of ACL surgery. I would draft someone who is expected to be a feature back at the position someday, perhaps someone raw who needs work on pass game skills. Then I would put Hightower and Royster in competition for a single roster spot to split carries with Helu in 2012. And I would release the one that is less able, be that the recovering Hightower, or Royster.

Adam Carriker isn't going to have a spot in the starting lineup next year, and I'm not sure he even constitutes quality depth at this point. We'd be better off drafting the depth. Thing is, you can't draft at every position and Carriker is likely as good as other veteran alternatives in his price tier.

Golston is in the same boat as Carriker, but add in a season ending injury.

There is no purpose of having Rocky McIntosh back on this team, unless it is practical to have a "suck for Barkley/Griffin/Landry Jones/Tyrann Mathieu in 2013" campaign, in which case I don't think it's even worth the time to put in analysis.

Will Montgomery should be back next year, but only as the starting Center. The idea that he could slide over to either guard position while Erik Cook could be the new center was foolish. It would not hurt if we are going to pick just one lineman to draft the next center.

Tyler Polumbus isn't much of a player, but he has been part of a resurgence on the offensive line known as "no Jammal Brown." Polumbus probably shouldn't be brought back, but with the obvious inability of this team to critically examine its own roster, I would expect him to be in competition for starting RT next year. His ability to play three positions is nice, even if he's not particularly adept at any of them.

Stallworth has been much better in the second half of this season. I would stop short of saying he has actually been good or clutch. He should not be back.