bobobonators

Not doubting you, just wondering where u heard that

Eh.

I don't know why people on here are going nuts or act surprised about holes on the roster or cuts. This franchise has been stuck at below .500 for roughly a decade. Of course we need a lot of help - our roster is subpar much like our w/l record. Players like nelson, barnett, wilson, etc are not the solution. Other than maybe 3-5 players on this roster, no one should really be safe. We're rebuilding w a completely different coaching regime. This requires an overhaul of the current roster in order to meet this coaching staff's needs. All of our needs won't be filled in one off-season. Whoever walks in FA, good for them, but there are very few players on this sad roster that deserve to receive premium money - especially a guard on an offensive line that would ALWAYS get dominated on 3rd and 4th and shorts.

Don't forget about good coaching. Better coaching last season probably gives easily 2-3 more wins.

I'm not sure what the deal is going to be with A. Williams as to whether he gets moved to safety, etc..but I wouldn't completely give up on him either. he showed brief flashes before going down his rookie season. Williams is pretty damn young and I'd like to see him a full season in a legit defensive scheme.

I actually think he's a tad overrated personally. Patrick Peterson to me was worlds better at this point in their careers. In the 5 games or so I watched him play, he at times seemed to lack ball awareness when the ball was up in the air and seemed a bit out of position at times. He'd make up for it with his physical talent, but at the next level it'll be harder to make up for any mistake no matter how small it is. That being said, he's obviously the best CB in this draft in terms of potential. He's definitely not one of the best CB's I've seen come out though - he's way too raw to have that distinction.

LMAO

I would not be happy with Patterson at #8. Not that I don't think we need a WR, just that there are other WR's in this draft that are going to produce more in the NFL and will be taken after Patterson.

Obviously they are.

LOL..you only notice this now?

agreed

Because they suck, that's why.

Relativity my friend.

man, if i was Kaep i'd be pissed off at that comparison...i'd rather be linked to the cartoon from the OP

So is Mario Williams. His HISTORIC contract yielded a whopping 10.5 sacks (tied for 17th in the NFL). Who's overpaid again?

the grass is always greener on these boards..

Couldn't disagree more.

A good ballhawk FS is a lot harder to come by than a good OG. IMO. Therefore, if it comes down to one or the other, I keep Byrd and let levitre walk. Especially when we just cut george wilson. Letting byrd walk would leave our already questionable secondary in shambles. And pettines defense requires a damn good secondary to be effective. Byrd needs to be our #1 FA priority this offseason.

Exactly. Not drafting a player from school X bc past players at that position from school X have sucked is a pretty poor draft strategy. Like another poster mentioned, I can begin to understand if said player came from the same system, head coach, etc that produced the other crappy players, but MB has not.

Holy **** - I think I scrolled down over 25x's on my phone to get to the end of ur post.

I disagree man. Anderson isn't exactly young, what exactly is freeney going to show him that mario williams can't? The only thing freeney would do is take away from their playing time, which is the most important thing for a players development. I'm fairly confident that a healthy anderson will outproduce freeney at this point in their careers. No thanks X100

Would you guys rather have byrd, landry, and a 2nd rd rookie at G or Byrd, searcy, and levitre? I may lean towards the landry option - the thought of byrd and landry in same backfield gives me serious wood

Stop with the conspiracy BS. You think NFL head coaches - especially one getting his 1st shot - is going to screw around w/ the roster so they can set up "their guy" (whatever the F that means) for a nice gig at QB? No, Marrone is going to do what he thinks is best for the team which in turn is also the best thing for Marrone's career. No one's rigging the flipping roster dude.

No thanks, we should focus our FA $ on getting a solid, veteran corner to help out Gilmore and improve our defense considering our new scheme is going to require some skill from our CB spot, and outside of Gilmore - God help us.

What reason is there to keep anyone on our defense? Adrian peterson carried ponder into the playoffs. Cj coudnt do that - let's cut him too. And freddy as well - he had more fumbles in 2012 than TD's Sorry man, I didn't mean that post for u..it was for everyone.