2009 Skins Off Season Plans Ideas, Draft and FA plus cuts

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by GusFrerotte

We need to keep our first rounders anymore. More picks is nice, but you really see a drop off in starting potential after the 2nd- 3rd round. How many low end picks really pan out? Not a very good percentage!!! Sure it happens, but the odds are not in your favor, not they way we have been drafting as of late.

Yeah that's how i see it: we need 1st round talent at either OT or OLB.

... I'm thinking we're going to need 3 definite starters (through draft or FA) at the following positions:

1) Right Tackle - shouldn't require any explanation here

2) OLB - rumor is Marcus is gone. We need a playmaker, someone who can stuff the run, be effective in coverage and blitz.

3) Left end - Neither Taylor nor AC is a good fit at left end. Daniels is just too risky w/ age and injuries so he's a guy i can't imagine we keep and Evans isn't dominant.

G/C may also be a must have depending on the status of Kendell and whether Jansen can successfully transition to the interior. So we've got a first round pick (who must be a starter at one of the said positions) and then 2 or maybe 3 other positions we have to fill. Bottom line: we have to be active in FA. My question to all those more knowledgeable about who's going to be available in FA is who will be the best value at our positions of need?