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In-Depth Look at Our Depth, Now with Tom


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With Assistant GM Tom Brady on board now, our offseason is about to ramp up. There's been plenty of talk of Tom wanting roster and scheme input in who he chooses, and I think Jason and Bruce gave it to him to help get it here. 
 
With ~$24 million in cap space left after our signings so far and draft pick holds, we still have a few starting positions to fill..I can imagine Tom would like some protection up front and a RB that fits the style he's used to. 
 
Looking at our depth chart (at the bottom of this post), we have two big holes at the moment:
starting RT to replace Dotson
starting DE if we don't retain Suh
 
I think it comes down to a OT or DE for our 1st round pick now, I think we're down to these prospects:
  1. Andrew Thomas
  2. Javon Kinlaw
  3. Tristan Wirfs
  4. Derrick Brown
  5. Jedrick Willis
  6. Mekhi Becton
Other priorities would be: 
backup QB
RB to push for the starting spot
vet WR to compete with Watson/Miller

OL depth all over
DL depth
ILB depth
vet outside CB depth behind Davis/Dean
potentially a starting Safety to compete with Whitehead/Edwards/Dixon
 
For our 2nd and on, probably go BPA to fill depth and find a potential starter at RB, S, OL, DL, ILB, and a QBOTF
 
For the rest of Free Agency, we'll probably see one more signing over $5m and the rest filling out the roster with smaller contracts
 
Brady will likely want a James White/Rex Burkhead/Dion Lewis type RB.. it just so happens Dion Lewis is available now. Chris Thompson seems like a player Brady would like too. Plenty of options to look at in FA really.. Lamar Miller, Carlos Hyde, Devonta Freeman, etc. I think Melvin Gordon is too expensive, but hey a month ago I didnt think we'd have Brady or a global epidemic right now. 
 
Still available at tackle is headlined by Jason Peters and Andrew Whitworth at over 35 years old, and 30+ guys like Cordy Glenn and Glenn Robinson.. probably best to go with the draft here with all the top tackle talent available. 
 
Options at DE include by Suh, Derek Wolfe, Timmy Jernigan, Zach Kerr, and quite a few more.. I think its more likely we find our starter through FA here. Adding Kinlaw next to Vea would be hard to pass up though. 
 
I see us drafting a developmental EDGE to eventually take over for JPP. Anthony Nelson seems like he'll be a solid #3 guy but we'll need a starter there eventually. 
 
 
Depth Chart from players currently under contract:
 
QB
Tom Brady
Ryan Griffin
 
 
 
 
RB
Ronald Jones II
Dare Ogunbowale
TJ Logan
Aca'Cedric Ware
 
 
WR
Mike Evans
Justin Watson
Jaydon Mickens
 
 
 
WR
Chris Godwin
Scotty Miller
Cyril Grayson
Spencer Schnell
 
 
TE
OJ Howard
Cameron Brate
Tanner Hudson
Antony Auclair
Jordan Legett
Codey McElroy
LT
Donovan Smith
Brad Seaton
 
 
 
 
LG
Ali Marpet
Zack Bailey
 
 
 
 
C
Ryan Jensen
Anthony Fabiano
 
 
 
 
RG
Alex Cappa
Aaron Stinnie
 
 
 
 
RT
 
 
 
 
 
 
DEFENSE
 
 
 
 
 
 
DE
William Gholston
 
 
 
 
 
NT
Vita Vea
 
 
 
 
 
DE
Jeremiah Ledbetter
 
 
 
 
 
EDGE
Shaquill Barrett
Anthony Nelson
Kahzin Daniels
 
 
 
ILB
Devin White
Noah Dawkins
Quinton Bell
Jack Cichy
 
 
ILB
Lavonte Davide
 
 
Kendell Beckwith
 
 
EDGE
Jason Pierre-Paul
Pat O'Connor
 
 
 
 
CB
Jamel Dean
 
John Franklin
 
 
 
FS
Jordan Whitehead
 
Herb Miller
Justin Evans
 
 
SS
Mike Edwards
D'Cota Dixon
 
 
 
 
CB
Carlton Davis
Mazzi Wilkins
Deiondre' Hall
 
 
 
Nickel
Sean Murphy-Bunting
MJ Stewart
 
 
 
 
K
Matt Gay
 
 
 
 
 
P
Bradley Pinion
 
 
 
 
 
LS
Zach Triner
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
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We will be lucky to get one of the top 4 Tackles. And if we do honestly best bet is to trade down and just add depth. RB, OL, WR is pretty deep this year so we should not be reaching for projects. 

We need veteran presence in the secondary. Suh replacement and JPP replacement should be drafted. 

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