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Free Agency recap:
I cut some of the overpaid veterans to give us some working room under the cap. WR Randy Moss retired, which took away our best player but freed up over 10 mil. in cap space. I put the franchise tag on CB Antonio Cromartie, hoping to trade him during the draft. If I can't trade him I might as well cut him later with no penalty. I also put Philip Rivers on the trading block to see if there's any interest in him. I'd like a fresh start with my own handpicked QB. New regimes mean new Quarterbacks...

We have the #6 pick in the draft. Although I usually don't like to pick in the top 8 because of the high salaries of the top 8 picks, there are some studs in this class, worthy of an early pick and big money. There's a MLB with 95 SPD, who has a Ray Lewis comparison, a RB compared to Walter Peyton, a mobile QB who seems like a perfect fit for my offense, DE with a Reggie White comparison, a franchise Left Tackle, a big DT with a Haloti Ngata comparison and some nice CBs and WRs. I hope that either the DE, MLB or QB falls to me at #6. There's also a DE with a Michael Strahan comparison who might be available early in Round 2. Overall, this seems to be a top-heavy draft class.


FA signings:
WR Kendrell Kennison (87) - 3 yrs, 19 mil. - should help to replace Moss and came at a reasonable price
LB Karlos Dansby (89) - 2 yrs, 11.5 mil - I need speedy LBs for my defense to work
LB DJ Williams (87) - 2 yrs, 11 mil - I need speedy LBs for my defense to work
DE Antonio Perez (77) - 2 yrs, 4 mil - I needed a speedy 4-3 pass rusher