Positions that need to be filled before the draft.

[panther4life]

Gettleman preaches using free agency to allow you to go BPA in draft. In order for that to happen it would be nice to fill these holes first.

Strong safety - Harper is gone and Dean Marlowe is the only true strong safety still on the roster.

CB- I love Norman and hope we find a way to lock him up long term. I am not as sold on Bene as some are on here. The depth behind them currently is  Mcclain, Teddy Williams, Ras-i Dowling, Louis Young, and travell Dixon. We obviously need some help here even if you have extreme confidence in Bene, as he's the only one signed past this season and his contract expires after the 17 Season.

WR- The only 4 receivers we currently have that should inspire any confidence would be Benjamin,Funchess,Ginn and Brown. There are some guys who may step up next year in Stephen Hill, and Kevin Norwood, but I would feel much more comfortable with a proven vet to take the place of Cotchery. 

DE- This will most likely be addressed in the draft. However much like receiver, this group needs a good veteran presence/depth to take the place of the Role Allen came in and played last year. 

DT-  Star and Short is as much as you can ask for in terms of a starting Duo. With Dwan Edwards being cut and Kyle Love as a free agent we have nobody on the roster behind Star and Short. Well to be technical we have Eric Crume and Chas Alexcih. This is more than just needing backups, we need quality depth that can be relied upon to play in a rotation here. 

 

Anybody you have in mind you'd like us to add to fill in these holes?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Captain Morgan]

I really hope we sign Love and another CB.  I don't think we'll see a vet WR that we can afford who can actually contribute, unless someone out there wants a run at a ring.

[panther4life]

Just now, Captain Morgan said:

I really hope we sign Love and another CB.  I don't think we'll see a vet WR that we can afford who can actually contribute, unless someone out there wants a run at a ring.

Colston and Boldin come to mind for vet WR's. I think both could/would be an upgrade over what Cotchery was. 

[X-Clown on 1]

RB  - Fozzy needs to be reevaluated, both as a KR and scat back.  I honestly would not be surprised to see Toddman back at camp, re-competing for those two roles.

I'm also not really sure how DG/RR vision the future of CAP (or technically Whegher) and whether or not he takes over for J-Stew.  You would have thought we would have seen more CAP last year, especially later in games that were out of reach.  We saw more I/A CAP than we did seeing them split a timeshare.

[Steves89]

Always liked Boykin. Loved him coming out if college and was disappointed we didn't pick. Haven't seen too much of him but when I have I've liked him. 

[Steves89]

Double post

[KB_fan]

Agree w @Captain Morgan that it would be good to re-sign Love if at all possible and he's affordable.  He was a solid part of our rotation, and while there are good DTs we can probably get in the draft, I'd rather go into the draft with only 1 DT hole, not two.

I also like @X-Clown on 1's idea to bring Jordan Todman back to camp to compete.  As much as I love Fozzy, I think Todman was better.  Fozzy didn't show much this past year.  Todman looked good...

I'd never object to having Boldin on the team if we could get him for a low vet deal.

Need to think more about who I'd like to see at CB and S.   I don't think we'll get Weddle, so I need to look at what safeties might be out there.

DE doesn't seem like a big need for a FA any longer now that CJ has re-signed.

[panthers55]

On offense we could use another TE and a quality tackle that wasn't great but was solid on either side. Vets with skills wanting a ring thinking we might be the best way.  Wide receiver is set except for depth. Even then we have a number of contenders for spots. That usually leads to better quality players who can contribute or start right away. Something we had last year which contributed to our fast start.

[TheRumGone]

I know boldin is a popular name but it really would be a good signing.

great hands, great blocker, tough as nails, fights for the ball, physical and a good dude for the locker room. Would def be a cotchery-type signing.

we desperately need an influx of depth talent on the dline. That's probably the most important thing I hope we shore up before the draft. 

[KB_fan]

Here are CBs graded 60 and higher that are currently UFAs per the PFF Free Agent tracker:

Name                  Grade     Pos     Age       Team     Snaps   Status

Brandon Harris	60	CB	26	Titans	0	UFA
Alan Ball	60.6	CB	31	Bears	255	UFA
Cassius Vaughn	66.4	CB	28	Chargers	44	UFA
Sterling Moore	66.8	CB	26	Buccaneers	729	UFA
Cortland Finnegan	67.5	CB	32	Panthers	324	UFA
Darrin Walls	67.9	CB	28	Jets	125	UFA
Charles Tillman	68.3	CB	35	Panthers	723	UFA
Crezdon Butler	70.9	CB	29	Lions	23	UFA
Nolan Carroll	71.6	CB	29	Eagles	771	UFA
Terence Newman	76.3	CB	37	Vikings	1014	UFA
Brandon Boykin	76.9	CB	26	Steelers	407	UFA
Leon Hall	78.4	CB	31	Bengals	735	UFA
Prince Amukamara	78.4	CB	27	Giants	779	UFA
Patrick Robinson	79.4	CB	28	Chargers	713	UFA
Casey Hayward	82.7	CB	26	Packers	1067	UFA

[KB_fan]

Here are Safeties graded 60 and higher who are currently UFAs

Ryan Mundy	60	S	31	Bears	0	UFA
Louis Delmas	60	S	29	Dolphins	0	UFA
Antonio Allen	60	S	27	Jets	0	UFA
Larry Asante	61.2	S	28	Raiders	370	UFA
Chris Prosinski	61.9	S	29	Bears	342	UFA
Sherrod Martin	63.2	S	31	Bears	24	UFA
James Ihedigbo	63.4	S	32	Lions	604	UFA
Colt Anderson	63.5	S	30	Colts	162	UFA
Jamarca Sanford	64.4	S	31	Saints	105	UFA
Taylor Mays	64.6	S	28	Raiders	322	UFA
Nate Ebner	65.4	S	26	Patriots	49	UFA
Danny McCray	67.1	S	28	Cowboys	2	UFA
Rashad Johnson	71	S	30	Cardinals	1009	UFA
Quintin Demps	72	S	31	Texans	836	UFA
Will Allen	73.4	S	34	Steelers	962	UFA
David Bruton	76	S	29	Broncos	497	UFA
Eric Weddle	77.9	S	31	Chargers	769	UFA
Chris Conte	78	S	27	Buccaneers	758	UFA
Walter Thurmond	79.3	S	29	Eagles	1219	UFA
Husain Abdullah	80.2	S	31	Chiefs	496	UFA
Reggie Nelson	84.2	S	32	Bengals	1092	UFA

[Bartin]

We need another backup OG as well, but that's either going to be Amini coming back for peanuts or someone in the Gradkowski tier.

[KB_fan]

WRs graded 60 or better.    VERY THIN market for WRs.  Probably means Boldin will be way out of our Price Range.

Kyle Williams	60	WR	28	Broncos	0	UFA
Justin Blackmon	60	WR	26	Jaguars	0	UFA
Brandon Gibson	60	WR	29	Patriots	0	UFA
Brian Tyms	60	WR	27	Patriots	0	UFA
Josh Boyce	60	WR	26	Patriots	0	UFA
Jason Avant	61.9	WR	33	Chiefs	425	UFA
Chris Givens	62.9	WR	26	Ravens	501	UFA
Percy Harvin	63.8	WR	28	Bills	243	UFA
Rueben Randle	66.4	WR	25	Giants	1016	UFA
Wes Welker	66.4	WR	35	Rams	106	UFA
Rod Streater	66.9	WR	28	Raiders	10	UFA
Nate Washington	67.0	WR	33	Texans	849	UFA
Marc Mariani	74	WR	29	Bears	535	UFA
James Jones	76.5	WR	32	Packers	1205	UFA
Anquan Boldin	79.6	WR	35	49ers	776	UFA

 

[top dawg]

@KB_fan, give us the TEs, bro.