Saxy Quick Takes: Off Saison Edition

[saX man]

Quick Takes:

-We got this Poe dude.  Our DL looks studly for next season. Check.

-Our secondary has Bradberry, Elder, Munnerlyn, Seymour.  I don't find that particularly awful.  Two proven commodities, a new guy we saw last season outplay Worley and Elder is basically like a new draft pick going into the year.  Really no need to freak out right now.

-Safety is a concern but our team doesn't value them.   I can see a mid-to-late rounder spent on one or maybe two.  Adams is back

-OL: Kalil-Moton-Kalil-Turner-Williams; yes, Moton is capable at both G and T...and we've got Larsen & Van Roten! at the least as depth.  Can see a draft pick somewhere on the line, not mission critical

-Weapons: Pretty straightforward and still the most important; we would like a 3-down style back and hopefully another WR.  It would be nice to have a TE2. 3 picks

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So what am I saying? Screw the BPA philosophy (for the most part). Let's target:

OL, WR, RB, TE, S, CB

That's 6 spots.  This draft we've got a 1, 2, 3, 3, 5, 6, 7

7 spots to grab basically 6 parts.  You can't strike gold with them all, but this is very manageable and without Breeland, we actually have around $9-11 mil in cap (range due to Peppers' mysterious numbers). 

Plenty of mediocre guys in the marketplace and can now grab the best fitting FA with a bit of cap to spare.  The only issue is that we're pretty much the same team as last season until the draft which is why I sense the uneasiness around these parts.

Salud. 

 

[soldier22]

Gunter is a FA

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, saX man said:

-Our secondary has Bradberry, Elder, Munnerlyn, Seymour & Gunter.  I don't find that particularly awful.  Two proven commodities, a new guy we saw last season outplay Worley and Elder is basically like a new draft pick going into the year.  Really no need to freak out right now.

What exactly would qualify in your mind as "particularly awful"? Because, that's right there is it.

[saX man]

5 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

What exactly would qualify in your mind as "particularly awful"? Because, that's right there is it.

Remove Bradberry and Munnerlyn...then it's awful.  

[Jeremy Igo]

Saxy as fug

[saX man]

What I'm trying to say is really at the end of the OP: 

We're pretty much the same team as last season minus Norwell and Dickson

Star-->Poe (Carry), Torrey Smith will produce more than Shepard.  

No other impact losses.  So, that makes our next moves and draft super critical even more so than in years' past.  Hurney has a lot on his plate upcoming and he better fuggin' produce.

Fier!!

[TheSpecialJuan]

23 minutes ago, saX man said:

Quick Takes:

-We got this Poe dude.  Our DL looks studly for next season. Check.

-Our secondary has Bradberry, Elder, Munnerlyn, Seymour.  I don't find that particularly awful.  Two proven commodities, a new guy we saw last season outplay Worley and Elder is basically like a new draft pick going into the year.  Really no need to freak out right now.

-Safety is a concern but our team doesn't value them.   I can see a mid-to-late rounder spent on one or maybe two.  Adams is back

-OL: Kalil-Moton-Kalil-Turner-Williams; yes, Moton is capable at both G and T...and we've got Larsen & Van Roten! at the least as depth.  Can see a draft pick somewhere on the line, not mission critical

-Weapons: Pretty straightforward and still the most important; we would like a 3-down style back and hopefully another WR.  It would be nice to have a TE2. 3 picks

--

So what am I saying? Screw the BPA philosophy (for the most part). Let's target:

OL, WR, RB, TE, S, CB

That's 6 spots.  This draft we've got a 1, 2, 3, 3, 5, 6, 7

7 spots to grab basically 6 parts.  You can't strike gold with them all, but this is very manageable and without Breeland, we actually have around $9-11 mil in cap (range due to Peppers' mysterious numbers). 

Plenty of mediocre guys in the marketplace and can now grab the best fitting FA with a bit of cap to spare.  The only issue is that we're pretty much the same team as last season until the draft which is why I sense the uneasiness around these parts.

Salud. 

 

Nice write-up

[jumpman910]

26 minutes ago, saX man said:

Remove 2016 Bradberry...then it's awful.  

 

[saX man]

@jumpman910 Fair enough but he's our CB1 and not moving so that's a piece in place.  Between Captain and Corn, you've got our NB (plus flakes...cereal joke).  It's that other guy on the outside we need.  Breeland was exciting for a few days but it is what it is (Foxy).  We can find another guy.   

[Saca312]

While Seymour IS a downgrade from Worley, it isn't as steep. Both were low-end CB2s with Seymour clearly needing more experience. I think he does have more upside than Worley fwiw. Seymour could be fair if he works on his craft.

However, we definitely need to address cornerback sooner rather than later. Would like to see if we could draft CB Jackson in the first round, followed by Reid? in the second and a solid OG in the third. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Calling either a low end starter is a huge stretch. They're bottom of the roster type CBs who shouldn't be anywhere near a starting position unless a team gets hit with a rash of injuries.

[ForJimmy]

Cole Luke showed some promise last year in training camp. I wonder what the word is on him as a depth guy?

[Captain Morgan]

We drafted Corn as a nickel, to replace Captain.  We need CB2 in a dadgum hurry.

[TheSpecialJuan]