no matter what they do. I do think if they lose a couple more…..they need to pack it in and start evaluating for next year. That would include moving Orakpo to DE….getting Jarmon more time….and forcing these young receivers into the game. I actually like the Derrick Johnson idea pas!

As far as the draft goes…..5 picks isn’t going to fix this team (1,2,3 (Jarmon),4,5,6(Jason Taylor fiasco), and 7). We need to find a way to get value for a couple players and pick up some more picks. I know we wouldn’t get much…..but cut out ARE and Betts…..that’s 2 big salaries for not much production. I don’t know what the cap concequences would be. I would like to see us get value for Portis, not that I don’t think he is valuable, but just to get the personality out of the locker room or pick up a change of pace guy we can count on to go with him (don’t think Mason is the long term solution). Betts is a good receiver out of the backfield but leaves a lot to be desired rushing anymore. There is just so much…..the obvious offensive line needs are overwhelming. We need depth at LB! Of course…..we will prolly need a QB!

It will definitely be interesting to see how they go about trying to build this team again!

1) change of pace and intensity, maybe even make playing and watching football fun!

2) even if they lose, just means higher round draft picks, which should be traded down for multiple picks so we can pick up linemen and fill other holes as best we can.

3) BPA a QB that won’t break the bank with pick from #2 above

4) trade Portis to NE as they have a TON of draft picks and BPA for a solid running back with Mason as backup (play Mason this year to find out if he can make it).

I think we’re actually OK at WR, TE and S and on the DL. At WR, I would trade Santana for what I could get, same with Devin Thomas. Install Kelly at the #1, Mitchell as the #2 and ARE at the #3. If you need a 4 wide setup, split out Cooley and let Davis earn his paycheck. Collins would be my interim QB until we determine if the guys on the roster (Brennan or Woodson) can cut it.

The RB and QB problems are tied somewhat to the OL issues. In some cases Jason simply refuses to thtrow the ball downfield, In others, it’s hard for Portis to hit holes that are not there. I would look at moving Chris over to RT, leave Heyer as a backup and see about getting a good LT in round 1. We have some guys in at guard, but another youngster wouldn’t hurt, nor would a Center. If we get anything back for Thomas or Santana, I would use that pick here.

LB is a huge issue, Orakpo should be moved to the DL to rotate with Carter and Jarmon. The inside looks okay with Griff, Haynesworth, and Monty and Golston, I would have Alexander around for depth. That looks solid imho. See ya Renaldo, ty for your years of service. Also at LB, Fletcher isn’t getting any younger and while Blades has done okay, he’s not anything other than serviceable. McIntosh is injury prone, his knees will always be a concern. In the 2nd round we get the best LB available.

with the DL already being addressed by Jarmon, the 4th and 5th round picks should most likely be spent on either a LB or a OL for depth purposes. I think what we have at QB, RB should allow us to get by for another year. Would I like to upgrade them, yes I would, but the other needs are more pressing.

With the 7th rounder, I want to get a decent kicker on the squad, or it could be used on a small but fast CB or WR.

This doesn’t take into account who we may let walk via trade or free agency, but you have to start somewhere and if I really had a preference, I would hope that we have a high draft pick that we can trade down from to allow someone else to play the QB crapshoot so that we have some extra picks to restock certain positions

I don’t want to see Collins as our starting QB next year, when we get a new coach, I would expect him to retire. I think Snyder will become enthralled with a rookie QB though probably someone like Jake Locker.

Please do not waste one of our 5 picks on a kicker though. Gostkowski, Prater, Rackers, Reed, Nedney, Feely, and Janikowski are all Free Agents and their are some decent guys kick in the UFL like Matt Bryant, no joke. But Suisham hasn’t missed this year and he’s making it hard for us to get rid of him, I thought he’d be gone by now.

you like it (him) or not, Campbell will not be our QB next year. No way is Snyder going to resign him, which means we will be getting another unproven commodity at QB. Too bad Zorn will be gone, because we will need someone to mentor the new guy. The problem is, knowing Snyder, he will not settle for a non first rounder at QB. SO if we don’t end up with a top 10 pick (which we probably will) he will most likely trade up. Either way, that’s a longer wait for our TRUE need – offensive line. I am sort of stealing this idea, and expanding on it, from jamesumd – our best best may be to franchise (or transition) Carlos Rogers, and trade him for some draft picks. He will not net us a 1, but maybe some combination of mid and late round picks would suffice. Then we use 3 or 4 of them on O-line, then RB, LB, and maybe CB (though hopefully Barnes will improve by leaps and bounds by next year). Now this part is crucial. No matter WHAT we do, DO NOT draft a wide receiver, tight end, safety, or fullback.