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It is pretty clear that he indirectly said/implied that he would acquire: Eddie Royal, Mark Ingram, and Mike Iupati on offense, and is going to sign Terrance Knighton, Rahim Moore, Chris Culliver, David Harris, and at least one more LB (McPhee) and CB (Jackson) on defense. Here are the Saints free agent acquisitions since 2006: http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2013/...leans_sain.html The biggest takeaway is they signed 13 FA's in 2006 and had 8 draft picks. 21 new players in one offseason. They also had an insane draft in 2006: Bush, Harper, Evans, Ninkovich, Strief, and Colston (last 2 in the 7th). They then followed that up with 8 FA's and 7 draft picks in 2007. So the potential was there to have 36 new players on the 53 man roster in 2 years.

I doubt we will make a huge signing like Houston, who is going to cost a lot. I think we will make some impact signings, but we have too many holes to fill to make 1 huge splash.

Ah I gotcha, I read too fast. Knighton/Shelton would be insane.

If we go Knighton, then I don't think we go Shelton, but you never know.

I think he will be there at 7, if we want him. Mariota, Winston, Gregory, Williams, and Cooper are almost guaranteed to be gone in the top 6, leaving one other at large player before we select. I am now leaning towards Shelton now from Ray, but would be happy with either.

I think we definitely under-achieved last year which each phase of the game made the others worse. With just a new coaching staff and front office I feel like the team in general will be better. If we can make some solid upgrades on defense from a personnel standpoint, then we essentially have multiple ways to improve. If the offense can get back to 2013 numbers (which it is capable of), then we can even improve further.

I wouldn't go that far. How many guys are signed off the street every year? You probably won't find a starter, but you can definitely find some raw talent and hidden gems to fill out your roster this way.

That is a very solid starting defense and I see that as the low end of possibilities (4 in free agency, 2 in draft).

Technically, we need 2x Safeties, 2-3x LBs (only 4 currently under contract), 2 CBs (Jennings is not a starter anymore and Fuller may end up only being a Nickelback), and at least 1x on the line.

It just seems like some guys (especially undrafted Free Agents) are becoming more relevant in the league nowadays, so for some guys stuck on practice squads or way down on the depth chart, this seems like a great way to at least show off your measurables. I don't know how I missed this.

I totally missed this, so sorry if this is a repost, but this seems like a great idea for teams to get an apples to apples comparison of vets trying to make a team. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/...gents-in-march/

It is probably a pipe dream, but if we brought in 5 new defensive starters via free agency, and filled 2-3 more in the draft, we would essentially have an entirely new defense going into 2015 (which would be awesome). We actually have the cap space especially if we can structure the contracts to kick in starting in 2016. Wishful thinking, but at least one free agent upgrade on the line, LB, CB, and Safety seems reasonable. If we are going to the 3-4, we will obviously need more LBs than DLinemen.

No, just one, that is why I had them labeled as 2a and 2b.

Here is my wish listL Offense: 1. Eddie Royal, WR 2a. Mike Iupati, G, 28 2b. Orlando Franklin, G, 27 3. Mark Ingram, RB, 25 4. Virgil Green, TE, 27 I feel like at a minimum if we can get a Slot Receiver and some help on the O-Line, the others would be just icing on the cake. Ingram would be an awesome change of pace back and Green would be a great 2nd TE. Obviously salaries would play a huge part because the defense needs a lot more love than the offense.

Here is my wish list, with some secondary options, if we could get one from each position, we would be going into the draft with a lot less holes to fill: Defense: 1. Rahim Moore, S, 25 1b. Da'Norris Searcy, S, 27 2a. Chris Culliver, CB, 27 2b. Kareem Jackson, CB, 27 3. Terrance Knighton, NT, 29 4. David Harris, ILB, 31 5a. Pernell McPhee, DE/OLB, 26 5b. Jason Worilds, DE/OLB, 27 We would look something like this before the draft: DLine: Houston, Ratliff, Ferguson, Knighton, Allen, Washington, Bass LB: Bostic, McClellin, Young, Jones, Greene, Harris, McPhee CB: Jennings, Fuller, Culliver, Louis-Jean, Mitchell S: Mundy, Vereen, Moore, Walters

I don't think Pace is going to risk any reclamation project right now with a new staff.

You're joking right? Elliott had over 1,800 yards this year, and had 220 yards rushing against Wisconsin in Big Ten Championship, 230 against Alabama in playoff, then 246 yards in the National Championship Game. That was possibly the best 3 game stretch for any College RB ever (considering the opponents). The team has had more rushing yards than passing yards every year Drayton was there. Carlos Hyde and Boom Herron have been coached by Drayton. Both are considered very good backs. Rappaport just said it was a big-time hire.

#Bears have hired Stan Drayton as running backs coach; he spent last 4 years at Ohio State, helped Buckeyes win national title in '14. https://twitter.com/ChicagoBears/status/563464062881640448

Based on current contracts for 2015, the following personnel are under contract for 2015. Projecting moves to Practice Squad, but not considering current roster cuts, it looks like we will need: (1x QB, 1x RB/FB, 1x WR, 1x TE, 1x OL, 2x DL, 2x LB, 2x CB, 2x S, 1x LS). Does that look about right? Who do you want to see cut, and how many of these 43 make the 53 man roster? Offense - (20): QB - (2) Cutler Fales RB - (3) Forte Carey Perry WR - (5) Marshall Jeffery Wilson Bellamy Mariani Chiles (Res/Fut) TE - (2) Bennett Annen OL - (8) Bushrod Long Mills Garza Slauson Leno Ola Groy Defense - (23): DL - (10) Allen Houston Young Lane Washington Bass Ratliff Ferguson Sutton Dunn LB - (4) Bostic McClellin Jones Greene CB - (4) Jennings Fuller Mitchell Louis-Jean S - (3) Mundy Walters Vereen ST - (2) Gould O'Donnell

If you can get two firsts for Cutler, then you almost have to make that trade. If we are swapping our #7 for their #12 and #17, then we are essentially getting a 2nd round pick in the difference and swapping Cutler for Manziel. With what Fox was able to do with Tebow, I wouldn't be against the move. Especially with the salary differences. The best scenario other than them giving us both of their 1st's without us giving ours up would be for us to keep ours and get only one of theirs. That seems more realistic. To me the first one or two teams that miss out on Mariota/Winston are going to be dying for a QB. Here are my potential trading partners: 1. TB - Glennon/McCown did not work, would Lovie do it though? Probably not, and they will draft one. 2. TEN - Vandy connection, I see them as a realistic partner, if they pass on whoever TB doesn't draft. 3. JAX - Do they stick with Bortles for another year? Probably. 4. NYJ - New HC, Bowles might want to bring in vet (like Palmer in AZ), AFC, Pick #6 5. STL - Great defense, Bradford not the answer, Pick #10 6. HOU - Great defense, Fitzpatrick too inconsistent, AFC, Pick #16 7. BUF - Ryan new HC, great defense, young QB did not work, AFC, no 1st round pick So other than CLE; TEN, NYJ, HOU, and STL all seem like potential trade targets.

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