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Position Breakdown week 3


It is so early in the year this will change a lot as the year goes along but I thought it would be interesting for me to see what the biggest needs are now...and then look back at the end of the year and see if it has changed. I mean Brodie went from a guy that NOBODY counted on this year to whispers of taking Cassels job. Things change fast.

I want to do this as I see it and please add to it or comment if you see it differently etc.

QB - 4 solid players and MUCH improved over the Quin Gray era. Cassel and Brodie are legit Starting QBs and Guitterez looks like he has upside. Thigpen looks horrible in this offense but has value as a situational guy to another team once all the QBs are healthy.

RB - 4 solid players again. All different types of backs but I liked what i saw from Battle and Savage. I think LJ has lost a step but still gets the job done and Charles will be special once the light goes on that the fumbles cannot happen. I think LJ is gone after this year so adding another big back would be helpful but this group could get it done. FB Mike Cox seems to be ok although i would like a player that catches more balls if they are not a devastating blocker which he does not appear to be.

WR - Very impressed by this group. They have been coached up and really we have not seen a lot of mental errors or drops. The talent is not there yet but Lawrence looks promising and Wade, Bowe, and Bradley look fine. Sure Dez Bryant would look great as a Chief but this group can get it done. I really like a guy like Golden Tate at ND as a slot WR and be a Wes Welker type player. This will be the Pats offense and Welker (not moss) makes that offense. A stud blocking TE should be a main target next year via FA or mid round pick. I am interested to see how O'Connell plays I think he has some skill.

OL - The one spot I can point to Pioli and say foul. There were a lot of names available (Jason Brown, Pace, even Hochstein who is starting for the Donks) and we just did not do enough and that is no excuse when you bring in the Franchise QB. Albert will be great (see the Ravens comments on his play) and Waters is great. They will look better when the rest of the line shapes up and they can focus on their responsibilities only. I would scrap the entire right side this off season. I think we can move Ndukwe to Guard and replace Goff and Niswanger in round 2 and 3. We need to draft 3 OL next year and I hope we go RT and C in round 2 and try to get the best center (O'Dowd USC) and be solid at that position for years.

DL - honestly the jury is still out for me on our front 3. I have seen good moments from all 3 players but not enough. This is a new scheme and I hope that they all come along and solidify that front for years. They all have the talent. One suggestion I have is to see how Dorsey can do at NT and see more Magee at DE but the coaches know more than me so lets see how it plays out.

LB - Mays had a great training camp and pre-season but I have just not seen him show up much in the regular season. Again, it is early but we need more from our MLB. Overall, the middle of our defense is soft. Both in coverage and the running game. DJ makes amazing plays but also gets stuck on blocks and misses assignments. Hali looks great so far and Vrabel is exactly as advertised. A solid MLB and pass rushing OLB with some burst are huge needs. If S Eric Berry is gone when we pick I would go with the best pass rusher available. We seems to lose a lot of games late in the 4th and that is how DT made the hall of fame....he was ALWAYS stepping on 3rd down and in the 4th quarter.

CB - no complaints at all from moving from cover 2 to man to man. Flowers is a stud. Carr can get beat but he is solid. Legget is not a starter but a good Nickel. Washington will end up being the steal of the draft in a few years he has all the skills to be very good in a year or two.

S - I like what Brown has brought with leadership and consistency but he has lost a step (see the Raiders winning TD whiff) Page will be fine for years. I am glad Pollard was cut. He just missed too many tackles and coverage. If Eric Berry is there in round 1 I draft him.

K - Succup has been amazing no complaints so far.

P - Colquitt see above.

KR and PR - we have done nothing. Really need a playmaker here.

Thoughts?

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