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If they want to gut their team to have two great CB's, fine. Maybe we'll finally get a TE to take advantage of that.

While I agree it would be an upgrade, I can't believe we cannot do better in FA and not break the bank. C'mon Buddy.

He's injured. Had abdominal surgery and it's an issue. http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/extra_points/2011/07/patriots_to_rel.html

I think this is correct. I'm behind Buddy's building philosophy 100%. But you cannot just ignore a chance through FA to fill a major hole on your team. To break the bank on the "so called" top 10 FA's may not make sense. Don't tell me there it's only a choice between signing a player the caliber of a Nnamdi Asomugha or signing another stiff like Cornell Green. Don't tell me there's no area for this team to bring in one or two solid starters to improve this team. Making a splash for me would be to find a decent starting RT, maybe a safety or ILB and just for crazies...a TE.

If they took the money they p*ssed away on Cornell Green and Kelsay, they could sign a starting RT. They don't have to be huge spenders in FA, but to ignore a significant signing that will improve this team and instead sign a few stiffs for the same money in aggregate, would be such an opportunity lost and money wasted. I remain hopeful they can bring in people to contribute in a few key areas. Hell, I would be happy if they could sign one starter who would improve on what we have. I have faith in Nix to draft well and fundementally build the team in that way. But to brush off any significant FA signings is a blind spot in his vision for this team.

Wow,trying to find some football in here. All the attempts at ideology being pure and applying it to the NFL is specious. The NFL evolved to what it is now and trying to fit the model into anything that makes sense in anyone's philosophy will end up with a thread like this one. Besides, if you look at what's happening in Greece, you'll soon realize the generational war has begun and the gorging boomers (me included in that age grouup) have financed the future of our kids to a point where they can't carry the load. So ultimately we will bankrupt the economic systems, whatever they may be, in our respective countries. At that point, football should be less expensive. So for the purpose of this thread, let's refrain from re-engineering the NFL via our personal views on individual and mass governance. Let's just use democracy. I'll start. Do we like the draft? Yes. Do we like free agency? Yes. Do we tolerate bloated owners and greedy players? Yes, as long as they they play the damn game and stop with the lock-outs and strikes. Play football. I vote we play football and refrain from social re-engineering of the NFL.

I gotta agree. Bell is the guy I'm focusing on. Woods will be our center. Then Urbik and Pears with Hairston emerging the following season. That said, questions around Urbik's lack of impact on a poor Pitt OL is puzzlement.

Alpha is a Fitz hater. No question those two picks but that's what gunslingers do. He gave us a chance to win when nobody thought we could. Short story is Fitzy has earned the r!ght to lead this team and I for one can't wait to see what he can do as the starter with some talent around him. Hey San Jose. Did I read you were a BNY slum? Same here.

DJ would have converted him to a DB.

Shades of Ruud and Nelson!

The theory is bunk. Jasper would eat any and all peas and okra and anything else that didn't move....or he could catch.

Acting just may be his Achilles heel....

Pass. Why bring in someone with a proven record of failed expectations. Let's move on.

I think your summation is a bit more precise than mine was so I think your post should take primary position here. Apparently by your scale, we are on #3. Mods?

Let's sum it up: The OP is having a wishful thinking day about a player, but others point out that wishful it may be, but it could happen. But another poster (in this case jumbalaya) makes the point most agree with but just does it in a nasty name-calling way that many of the board a tired of reading. Let's see, this is representitive of about 2/3rds of the threads on TSW.

I think he's actually a real Minotour....which would make him a true beast and of course an excellent nose tackle.,

Yeah that bomb to Stevie in OT against Pittsburgh was an Ivy League heave for sure.

Yeah c'mon everybody, let's hate on Fitz. He's crap and you all know it. Stop kidding ouselves. He's not Jim Kelly. Let's all get stuck on the old K-Gun days and whenever something good is noted about Fitz let's dismiss it and cry about not having a HOF QB. Why can't we all just sh*t on Fitz?

I agree on all points. Add to it a lack of quality instruction for Carrington and Troup and a soft, small and slow LB group and you got what we got. No way we don't improve this year.

I believe that for every drop of rain that falls, a flower grows.

Maybe he thought you were Lou Saban.

I never understood the Ralph hate. He made some bonehead decisions but he kept our team here. That puts him in my HOF.

This is the sanest post of the thread...and the most in keeping with what is going on here. Once again Crayonz has had some fun at the board's expense. And we keep falling for it!

Exactly what I expected from you Alpha. So you trust you little article and precious stats. I'm with you 100%. By your argument and by what the article says....in the AFC East, only Brady is better that Fitz under pressure. So what's your beef with Fitz again?

Crayonz......got me scratching my head. So if the D sucks and stays on the field for a dozen plays at a time that means all the good O guys we drafted won't see the field. A good D also creates points and gives the O great field position....why the Hell am I discussing this? Jeezy Creezy let's get the damn lockout over and talk real football.