AngusMcFife Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Time to review the roster, evaluate the position groups, and see what needs to be done this offseason. QB: STAYING: Lamar, Huntley FA: Johnson - Not much to be done here. Huntley has proven himself an adequate backup who can keep the games competitive. We need to find a QB3 for the practice squad since McSorely is gone. RB: STAYING: Dobbins, Edwards BUBBLE: J. Hill, T. Williams, McCrary (future contract?) FA: Freeman, Murray - It turns out going into the season with only 2 proven RBs was a massive mistake. We don't know how Dobbins and Edwards will recover, so we definitely need to invest in a high quality RB either through FA or the draft. FB: FA: Ricard - I'm assuming that we will try to re-sign Ricard. Interesting we didn't pick up Ben Mason when he was cut from the Pats practice squad, he's with the Bears now. If Ricard leaves, we can slot a TE in his position without much drop off. TE: STAYING: Andrews, Boyle BUBBLE: Oliver FA: Tomlinson - I'm assuming Boyle will be back to full strength by 2022. I don't see any problems finding a TE3 for cheap. Tomlinson seems fine. WR: STAYING: M. Brown, Bateman, Duvernay, Proche, Wallace BUBBLE: Boykin FA: Watkins - Bateman and Brown make a good 1-2, and the rest of WRs are good role players. No need for further investment here. OL: STAYING: Stanley, Zeitler, Mekari, Cleveland, J. James, T. Phillips BUBBLE: Powers, Villanueva, Colon FA: Bozeman, Sharpe - In theory, Stanley and James make a good LT/RT combo. I'd like to re-sign Bozeman at C. I've seen enough improvement from Phillips from year 1 to 2 to say he stays, he was always supposed to be a project. This position group is the hardest to assess and predict what will happen, IMO, since so much depends on Stanley and James. DL: STAYING: Wolfe, Madubuike, B. Washington BUBBLE: I. Mack (future contract?) FA: B. Williams, Campbell, Ellis - Wow this group needs some help. Not sure what the plan is with B-Will and Campbell, who are still decent but clearly in decline. Ellis can probably come back on the cheap. EDGE: STAYING: Bowser (IR), Oweh, Hayes BUBBLE: J. Ferguson FA: Houston, McPhee - Ferguson completely disappeared and should be cut IMO. Bowser is a huge loss. We definitely need to invest in another body here. ILB: STAYING: Queen, Harrison BUBBLE: Welch, Alaka FA: Fort, Board, Bynes - We need to solidify this group with a vet, we can probably get Bynes or Fort to come back. CB: STAYING: Humphrey, Peters, Young, Westry BUBBLE: I. Marshall FA: Averette, J. Smith - I'd like to re-sign Averette, but I'm not sure what he'll fetch on the open market. I like Westry's potential. Young may be in line for an extension to reduce his cap number. S: STAYING: Clark, Stephens, A. Washington, Stone FA: Elliot, Levine - Elliot was a good player, but I'm intrigued by Stephens, he did well considered he hasn't been playing safety for long. Elliot could come back for cheap. Please no more Levine, he isn't worth a roster spot considering he can't play defense. ST: STAYING: Tucker, Moore BUBBLE: Koch - Koch is making too much money for his current performance. If he doesn't want to renegotiate the deal, it's time to move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMcFife Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share Posted January 12, 2022 Overall, I'd rate the position groups in the following tiers: Need more bodies/lacking starting-caliber players: - DL - Edge Have starters but need 1 or so more quality player - RB - CB Pretty much set/could use veteran depth - QB - TE - WR - ILB - S Have bodies but could use talent infusion - OL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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