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Matthias' Mock Offseason 2014 (2)

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Let's get to it....

 

 

 

Free Agents:

 

 

Charles Tillman

 

 

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So this is a carry over from my last mock.  Tillman is a great corner who is excellent at getting turnovers.  This guy will definitely sure up our secondary in the corner department.  With money being tight and we needing to resign some guys, Tillman will be our only big free agent, and perhaps he won't cost a whole bunch being a veteran looking for a ring.

 

 

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Pretty good stuff. Would be nice if fantasies could come true. lol at a 7th round rookie ahead if tolbert on the depth chart

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It's not as it looks.  As things stand right now, we know Tolbert isn't a full back for this team.  He is more of our running back.

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I don't mind this at all but I would like to see a Tight end draft instead of that third guard, just because we have two young guards on IR right now who will be back next year to compete for those spots, an although we have Some developing talent at tight end, I don't think anyone can argue that cam will be even better on short yardage situations with a second Recieving tight end.

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Love to see if we could make a move at Tillman. Like Verner a lot and he 'was' an underrated corner but not no more. I believe he will be the hottest and highest paid corner this offseason.

Like the first so picks a lot. Atm, I think we all are leaning toward Matthews due to where we may be picking. Hopefully we can land Hurst but I got a feeling he will be long gone by our pick.

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I'm pretty sure we don't have a 6th round pick this year.

I love the Matthews pick. So much.

We don't need Peanut, he doesn't fit the mold of what we need at corner. We need a strong, stout, press cover corner, and peanut is not that. 5 nickels does not equal 4 quarters.

I doubt James hurst will be there in the 2nd, he's probably a late first rounder/early second. He's good. I would love to get him if he were there, though.

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Can't see us giving up on Kenjon Barner this soon. I believe DeAngelo will be gone this off-season and we will roll into next season with Tolbert, Stewart, and Barner. I doubt we draft a FB. Rather use that on a raw secondary depth. 

 

 

Yeah we probably won't give up on Barner.  Is it possible for him to be placed on the practice squad next year?

 

 

 

I don't mind this at all but I would like to see a Tight end draft instead of that third guard, just because we have two young guards on IR right now who will be back next year to compete for those spots, an although we have Some developing talent at tight end, I don't think anyone can argue that cam will be even better on short yardage situations with a second Recieving tight end.

 

It definitely seems the two tight end system is being employed more and more around the league.  Of course Cam had it his first year here with Shockey and Olsen.  I guess the way I feel about it, if you have one great receiving tight end, that should be enough.  I remember Rivera saying something a year ago about why we didn't resign Shockey, was because of Tolbert.  Tolbert is pretty good at catching the ball, so I guess Rivera uses him as that kind of second tight end receiver.

 

I really really want a line that can flat out dominate next year. I'm not confident in guys like Amini and Kugz.  Wharton isn't getting any younger, and Chandler is something of a wildcard. (He could ultimately be a great G and T for that matter, but that remains to be unseen)  I hope we bring in a lot of competition in the offseason and hammer out two outstanding starting guards.

 

 

 

Love to see if we could make a move at Tillman. Like Verner a lot and he 'was' an underrated corner but not no more. I believe he will be the hottest and highest paid corner this offseason.

Like the first so picks a lot. Atm, I think we all are leaning toward Matthews due to where we may be picking. Hopefully we can land Hurst but I got a feeling he will be long gone by our pick.

 

I'm hoping Hurst slips through the cracks because of the team he plays for.  North Carolina is not really known for it's football team, yet I suppose not knowing about a player because of their team is a mistake that would be made by fans but not a NFL GM looking for talent.  Yet there are a lot of tackles in this draft I feel would be a better option than Bell has been for us. (Bell just can't get any push in the running game)

 

 

I'm pretty sure we don't have a 6th round pick this year.

I love the Matthews pick. So much.

We don't need Peanut, he doesn't fit the mold of what we need at corner. We need a strong, stout, press cover corner, and peanut is not that. 5 nickels does not equal 4 quarters.

I doubt James hurst will be there in the 2nd, he's probably a late first rounder/early second. He's good. I would love to get him if he were there, though.

 

Tillman can excel in any coverage be it press, man to man, or zone.  Of course as we know, he can force a lot of turnovers.  In eight game this year, he had 3 ints and 3 FFs.  The best thing about him however, is his familiarity with Rivera.  Ron was the Bears defensive coordinator from 2004-2006, that last year having the Bears in the superbowl.  So Tillman would fit in to Ron's defense.

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