Coach55 Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 If you consider that Buddy Nix was the head of scouting last year in a year we didn't have a GM and this year he was a GM, you can consider that he either picked everyone or heavily influenced the people who were picked in the draft or free agency. Think about who we acquired in the past 2 years that could be starters: RB - Spiller TE - Nelson WR - Easley LT - Meredith LT - Wang LG - Levitre C - Wood C - Hangartner RG - Calloway RT - Green DT - Troup DE - Carrington DE - Edwards OLB - Maybin ILB - Batten ILB - Davis OLB - Moats S - Byrd CB - Florence Effectively, by next draft, Nix will have replaced every starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saundena Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 I feel good about all of this. After next year's draft we will be set. Hopefully there is football though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrudginglyPessimistic Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 In theory this gives one a target list for the positions to be filled in the next draft with an FA supplement (overlay). QB - FA acquisition strikes me as the most reasonable option- if one is drafting your QB of the future then your strategy calls for making the playoffs finally in 2012. WR- Evans is the existing answer DT- interesting that Stroud is being moved outside it appears CB- McKelvin better develop SS- whither Whitner FB- 3 WR as basic set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach55 Posted June 16, 2010 Author Share Posted June 16, 2010 In theory this gives one a target list for the positions to be filled in the next draft with an FA supplement (overlay). QB - FA acquisition strikes me as the most reasonable option- if one is drafting your QB of the future then your strategy calls for making the playoffs finally in 2012. WR- Evans is the existing answer DT- interesting that Stroud is being moved outside it appears CB- McKelvin better develop SS- whither Whitner FB- 3 WR as basic set? Given the talent we currently have, if Gailey is any good at maximizing QB's, we may have a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 interesting information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Byrd Man Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 In theory this gives one a target list for the positions to be filled in the next draft with an FA supplement (overlay). QB - FA acquisition strikes me as the most reasonable option- if one is drafting your QB of the future then your strategy calls for making the playoffs finally in 2012. WR- Evans is the existing answer DT- interesting that Stroud is being moved outside it appears CB- McKelvin better develop SS- whither Whitner FB- 3 WR as basic set? Just starting a rookie QB in 2011 does not eliminate you from playoff contention. Several teams have accomplished deep runs into the playoff's with rookie QB's. You need a strong D and a very good run game, with some smart play from your QB. Avoid the turn overs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Smith Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 I am disappointed. I thought Nix was going to have his own TV show. That would make for some great television. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Bill Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 I am disappointed. I thought Nix was going to have his own TV show. That would make for some great television. Clip Smith! God, I miss WNY!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profile Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Clip Smith! God, I miss WNY!!!!!!!! Holy crap I thought the exact same thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrudginglyPessimistic Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Just starting a rookie QB in 2011 does not eliminate you from playoff contention. Several teams have accomplished deep runs into the playoff's with rookie QB's. You need a strong D and a very good run game, with some smart play from your QB. Avoid the turn overs! Exactly. If you have a Pittsburgh Steeler quality team when the rode to an SB win with RoboQB in the starting QB role you can do a lot. However, there was no QB we could have taken in this draft (particularly if we had not only passed on improved difference-making with Spiller but also given up the additional resources necessary to be able to draft Bradford) would ave made this team a winner. Likewise we will have to see what reality dictates this season, but it is hard for me to see anyway this team develops into the juggernaut which would be needed to carry even the best of the 2011 QBs to victory next year. My strong sense is that if we are forced to draft a stud QB to be our savior next draft it likely is a decision to condemn this team to missing the playoffs until the 2012 season at the earliest and probably later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre Speed Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 I thought Nix was going to have his own TV show. That would make for some great television. they'll have to include subtitling for the southern-impaired: Nixy: "THENYA GOT TOOO GOZZZAT CAINT PLAAAY" ... this produces a situation wherein there is ineffectiveness at more than one position. ~AS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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