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2014 Draft

Heading into the draft attention to the following positions is needed:

Starters required - QB, C

Incumbent starters could be upgraded - RT, RDE, WLB

Depth needed - TE, RG, LDT, RDT

Not confident of picking up a top-level QB at #11, class looks weak and with Oakland and St Louis picking early the top prospects should be snapped up early.

TRADE - moved up four spots to take Arizona's #7 pick. Gave up first and third this year and third next year, also got Arizona's fourth round pick this year.

1.7 - Alvin Westphal (43/74), WLB, Houston
2.12 - Curtis Cromwell (25/65), RG, Colorado
4.8 - Cole Lovejoy (22/52), C, Oregon State
4.12 - Mitchell Frederickson (16/41), QB, Pittsburgh
5.11 - Will Malone (17/41), TE, Florida State
6.12 - Alvin Konigsberg (18/35), RDT, Nevada-Las Vegas
7.11 - Nick Delgado (16/33), LDT, Indiana

Draft grade B-


2014 Late Free Agency

WR Cecil Shorts (53/56) and DT Roy Miller (71/71) hold out but after their production last season I have no issue showing them the money.

Following the first round selection of Alvin Westphal incumbent starter WLB Geno Hayes (31/33) is cut. Due to earning starter money but not competing for a starting place LDE Jeremy Mincey (43/43) is also cut.

FB Marcel Reese (53/53) is signed.

Chad Henne signs a muti-year deal with Cleveland after rejecting offers from Houston and Cincinatti, Blaine Gabbert signs a one-year deal with Tampa Bay.