02-07-2017, 03:29 PM
(02-07-2017, 02:22 PM)OrlandoBengal Wrote: As much as people may not want to admit it, I think this team is definitely in rebuild mode.
I guess it depends on your definition of rebuild.
To me - a rebuild would consist of getting a new QB, changing an offensive scheme or defensive scheme. I don't see those happening.
Now, if we were open to using free agency, this team is not that far way from being in great shape.
QB - Dalton (good shape here)
RB - Hill and Bernard (really bad shape here, Bernard is coming off an ACL and Hill isn't the same as he used to be)
WR - Green, Boyd, Core, Wright (Some promise here, but needs some help if we don't bring LaFell back)
TE - Eifert, Uzomah, Kroft (set here, as long as people stay healthy)
OT - Whitworth, Fisher, Ced (really need Whitworth back, not in bad shape if he comes back)
OG - Boling and Zeitler (good shape here if Z comes back)
C - Well, here's a huge need
So, offensively, if we bring back Zeitler and Whitworth, there isn't a ton of needs. We need a C and a RB along with a speed WR. Easily done with good drafting in rounds 2,3,4
DE - Dunlap, MJ, Clarke. (We are in pretty good shape here, but a speed rusher on the edge in round 1 would be great)
DT - Geno, Sims, Hardison, Thompson, Williams. (Good shape here, a young stud would help)
LB - Burfict, Vigil, Rey, Maualuga (considering we run a nickel D, this unit is pretty good)
CB - WJ3, Dennard, Dre, Jones, Shaw, Russell (this is a pretty good group)
S - Iloka, Williams, Smith
Honestly, this isn't a huge rebuild. Bringing back Dre, Whit and Z is huge, but if we do that, there aren't a ton of needs that need to be addressed:
1. Pass rush (SAM, DE, Hybrid - anyone that would bring some pressure)
2. RB (with Burkhead up in the air and Gio injured, we need someone in the draft)
3. C (Feeney, Pocic, Elflein are all good replacements)
4. WR (don't need a complete guy, just a guy that can spread the field a little to open the middle)
Really, it's not that much of a rebuild - unless we don't sign our own free agents.
