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(01-17-2018, 06:41 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: I would prefer in order:
DE Ezekiel Anssah would be my number one choice (highly unlikely he becomes a FA, but if he does he'd be my Number 1 priority).
LT Nate Solder (solidify the LT spot so we can draft a RT and C). Number 1 priority of Ansah isn't available. We have enough cap space to add both.
C Ryan Jensen, hurts Baltimore. :) If not him then: C Weston Richburg. Should still have enough space to add one of these 2 as well.
LB Nigel Bradham, Devon Kennard, Preston Brown (all guys hitting their prime and 2 of them would solidify our LB corps), none would break the bank.
Luxury picks
DT Sheldon Richardson
S Calvin Pryor (if we think he's a better fit than Shawn Williams).

I saw where a few people listed LG Andrew Norwell, but we have Boiling who is above average when not trying to do everyone else's job. Now the tricky part, if we feel that Boling can be our Future LT, then yes, sign Andrew Norwell and skip signing Nate Solder.

With our position in the draft, I feel that we will be able to draft a RT high with out a problem, and maybe add either a C or RG for back up purposes easily enough. And there is a few good WR's that will fall that could help as well.

If we really wanted to, cutting Michael Johnson (5 M), Adam Jones (6 M), Vinny Rey (2.75 M) and LaFell (4 M) would open up another 17 M. We will be carrying over 11 Mil from last year, so we would have 39 Mil to start the FA period with. Combined with our cuts, we would have 56 Mil in cap space. Of course I wouldn't cut those guys until we reached a point where the space was needed.

I like a lot of your thinking, including the premise of drafting a right tackle and center in the first two rounds.  McGlinchey or Brown should trickle down - the former from what I've seen.   Lazor wants big and he's big, mean and could probably do a very good job of handling the right side.

I love Ragnow from the little I've seen, to the point that though many draftniks have him going in the 3rd or 4th rounds I'd be concerned he'd be there at 46.

So I LOVE the Anssah pick.   He tore all of our people up (OK it was our O-linemen, but that included Boling).  He would make an awesome DE in our rotation.

I'd also like to sign a good LB to go with Burfict.

So to answer the OP, I'd go for Anssah.  Our D needs fixed as much as the O.   We should be able to pick up a R tackle and center and begin the Oline / Dline rebuilds.

Nice post