03-13-2024, 09:38 PM
(03-13-2024, 09:13 PM)Joelist Wrote: I think the plan is Rankins and Hill are our 3Ts, so we'll have a decent rotation again.
If that is the plan, I am happy. He is way better than Carter/Tufele. Last 4 years Rankins sacks: 6, 4, 4, 2. Tupou, Carter, & Tufele combined for zero last year.
Rankins is nearly 30. I'd expect Armstead is off the table now.
My off-season FA list would have been:
1. Tag/retain Higgins: ATM, check
2. Re-sign Reader = looking iffy
3. Sign vet S = Stone. Excellent.
4. Cut Scott when sign vet S = check
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5. Get another needle mover/hole filler at at least one of 3T, TE, WR, P.
6. Re-sign some of our cheap veteran depth (D. Sample, Hudson, ADG, Ford, Scharping, Irwin, T. Williams, Tupou, Bailey, Bachie).
I expected #6 would come later. But we went earlier & stronger than I thought. But 4 in the bag already of the 10 I had any interest in bringing back.
I think Rankins surely counts as a #5, maybe Gesicki as well. But I am not sure either gets me off a draft pick if they are BPA.
We are 3 of 4 on the other stuff.
Big needs:
1. NT/DT type: Reader FA, Sweat draft
2. RT: #18, and/or Smith/Brown/Collins
3. WR3: Day 2 draft or Boyd/Renfrow value
4. CB4: Day 2 draft or FA value (if Reader signed) or bigger ticket (Reader walks).
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5. TE. We can live with Gesicki/Sample, butca more complete one would be nice.
6. IOL help/depth
7. Punter
If we can get that top list down to 3, my negative Nancy will be fully off.
