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QuikSand · 02-29-2008, 05:36 PM

Quarterback – Caruso solid veteran, Wilkins standard slipping youngster. Need = HIGH
Running back – Palermo passable veteran unsigned, nothing special elsewhere. Need = HIGH
Fullback – Nobody on roster has any real future. Need = HIGH, but urgency low
Tight End – Atwell passable veteran but sliding. Need = HIGH, but urgency low
Wide Receiver – Hevey very good, two young supporting guys solid. Need = HIGH
Interior Linemen – Donhoff developing, Bell solid, C Brennan marginal. Need = LOW
Offensive Tackles – Pruett is okay, O’Neil not shown but solid. Depth a need. Need = MEDIUM
Defensive Line – Ingram and Bolsins look great, DT mix solid. Need = LOW
Inside Linebackers – Wilkerson and Quinn solid starters, Marcheck shaky depth. Need = LOW
Outside Linebackers – Mathews adequate starter, Palm and Reese low-end. Need = HIGH
Cornerback – Two good young starters, very good bench, position looks great. Need = NONE
Safety – Woods okay veteran, Kaplan growing but angry, Bilodeaux hurt. Need – MEDIUM

Overall – my top needs for good, young players would be at QB, WR, and OLB. We have several areas where upgrades would be very welcome, but we are sitting at #2 overall in this draft and I’m thinking this is our chance to land our QB of the future. If that fails, we may look to once again move down and pick up some extra picks so we can again inch a bit closer to having a truly legitimate roster.

Okay, I have a look around at the free agent market, and start making my plans. Since we are basically past the period of suffering from the effects of the initial player cuts to clear out the roster, affordability is really zero concern this year. If we wanted to, we could spend very liberally right away. I could see that making sense if there were an impact player at, say, WR or RB who could make a major difference for us.

The obvious move with our early season renegotiation would be to extend QB Caruso, whose deal ends after this season. But I am fixated on the combine-skipper monster QB in this draft, and I really think that the uber-RB might go at #1, meaning we can stay put at pick #2 and get the star QB we really need. So, I instead decide to try to work out a long term deal with out top young DE Arnold Ingram, to lock him up for a long term deal now, rather than waiting until his rookie contract ends.

Well, my top FA target becomes really easy to spot – 5th year WR Jeff Deberry is rated 62/62 by my scout, and has excellent skill in getting downfield – he looks like a perfect candidate to come aboard and starts for us at split end. This guy looks like a serious impact player, and a perfect fit for our offense. He is looking for a 4yr contract, so I’ll try to work with that timeframe too – that seems to be the best way to go after a guy we really really want.

Reneg – DE Arnold Ingram – 5yrs, $59m extension, now signed through 2029
1YR -
2YR –
3YR – DE Randal Franklin, $4.8m
4YR – WR Jeff Deberry, $40m (8m bonus, even salary)
5YR – LB Drew Leal, $35.5m (7.5m bonus, dummy year at end)
6YR – SS Roy Fritz, $64m (12m bonus, one dummy year at end)
7YR – RB Rico Everett, $66.3m (basically three cheap years)

My thinking here is to leave the 1 and 2 year free agent contracts unused in these early stages, and try to pick up a 2nd or 3rd year player with them after the draft – where I will have a guy I can re-sign as a RFA for at least one extra year. Always shooting the angles, I am. My fallback position would be to re-sign RB Palermo, even though I think that our new pursuit Everett is a better fit for us, and is definitely younger.

We have to up our bonus amount to get WR Deberry, but he finally agrees, as does everyone else pretty much without incident or much competition. S Roy Fritz looks to be a pretty serious impact player for us, too. LB Leal projects as our SLB starter, and also becomes a pretty solid chemistry anchor for us too (I seemingly just can’t help myself).

02-29-2008, 05:36 PM	#16
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Quarterback – Caruso solid veteran, Wilkins standard slipping youngster. Need = HIGH Running back – Palermo passable veteran unsigned, nothing special elsewhere. Need = HIGH Fullback – Nobody on roster has any real future. Need = HIGH, but urgency low Tight End – Atwell passable veteran but sliding. Need = HIGH, but urgency low Wide Receiver – Hevey very good, two young supporting guys solid. Need = HIGH Interior Linemen – Donhoff developing, Bell solid, C Brennan marginal. Need = LOW Offensive Tackles – Pruett is okay, O’Neil not shown but solid. Depth a need. Need = MEDIUM Defensive Line – Ingram and Bolsins look great, DT mix solid. Need = LOW Inside Linebackers – Wilkerson and Quinn solid starters, Marcheck shaky depth. Need = LOW Outside Linebackers – Mathews adequate starter, Palm and Reese low-end. Need = HIGH Cornerback – Two good young starters, very good bench, position looks great. Need = NONE Safety – Woods okay veteran, Kaplan growing but angry, Bilodeaux hurt. Need – MEDIUM Overall – my top needs for good, young players would be at QB, WR, and OLB. We have several areas where upgrades would be very welcome, but we are sitting at #2 overall in this draft and I’m thinking this is our chance to land our QB of the future. If that fails, we may look to once again move down and pick up some extra picks so we can again inch a bit closer to having a truly legitimate roster. Okay, I have a look around at the free agent market, and start making my plans. Since we are basically past the period of suffering from the effects of the initial player cuts to clear out the roster, affordability is really zero concern this year. If we wanted to, we could spend very liberally right away. I could see that making sense if there were an impact player at, say, WR or RB who could make a major difference for us. The obvious move with our early season renegotiation would be to extend QB Caruso, whose deal ends after this season. But I am fixated on the combine-skipper monster QB in this draft, and I really think that the uber-RB might go at #1, meaning we can stay put at pick #2 and get the star QB we really need. So, I instead decide to try to work out a long term deal with out top young DE Arnold Ingram, to lock him up for a long term deal now, rather than waiting until his rookie contract ends. Well, my top FA target becomes really easy to spot – 5th year WR Jeff Deberry is rated 62/62 by my scout, and has excellent skill in getting downfield – he looks like a perfect candidate to come aboard and starts for us at split end. This guy looks like a serious impact player, and a perfect fit for our offense. He is looking for a 4yr contract, so I’ll try to work with that timeframe too – that seems to be the best way to go after a guy we really really want. Reneg – DE Arnold Ingram – 5yrs, $59m extension, now signed through 2029 1YR - 2YR – 3YR – DE Randal Franklin, $4.8m 4YR – WR Jeff Deberry, $40m (8m bonus, even salary) 5YR – LB Drew Leal, $35.5m (7.5m bonus, dummy year at end) 6YR – SS Roy Fritz, $64m (12m bonus, one dummy year at end) 7YR – RB Rico Everett, $66.3m (basically three cheap years) My thinking here is to leave the 1 and 2 year free agent contracts unused in these early stages, and try to pick up a 2nd or 3rd year player with them after the draft – where I will have a guy I can re-sign as a RFA for at least one extra year. Always shooting the angles, I am. My fallback position would be to re-sign RB Palermo, even though I think that our new pursuit Everett is a better fit for us, and is definitely younger. We have to up our bonus amount to get WR Deberry, but he finally agrees, as does everyone else pretty much without incident or much competition. S Roy Fritz looks to be a pretty serious impact player for us, too. LB Leal projects as our SLB starter, and also becomes a pretty solid chemistry anchor for us too (I seemingly just can’t help myself).