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If Coward progresses, I can see Sowell let go. Grab more cap space. Does he back up Leno? I thought he was just a RT.

Gould could get tagged by SF, they want him back. He will be looking for more money. I don't see him coming. Jones may be the new kicker going forward and cheap.

I would say with Sims leaving, a blocking TE, cheap in FA. I think we already have on team our upgrades at OL, Dejon Allen and Coward. Beavers may be developing into a swing OT. Also we have a few CBs that we are developing, tolliver, Joseph, Franklin and Mincy. I think our pipeline comes from them. We need to draft some S prospects. We tend to overlook who we already have, eager to add new, our future starters may already be here.

I think Nagy has the relationship with Hunt so all of this is possible. I think after Hunt receives his punishment, the team will sign off on him . I say a 6 game suspension considering his time off from football already and replaces Mizzell on the field after week 6.

Someone had an interview with Carney about Jones.

Plus , I don't recall Massie missing a game . It tells us Coward is not ready. Interesting to see contract structure. Maybe after one year we can out? He played better with HH around.

With the of DCs there is some doubts of how it will affect our defense. Fangio was great but remember he was the DC under Fox and it didn't look as good because the horses were not in place. Pagano comes in with the team still ascending. As the offense gets better , it will benefit the D. More ball control and more points puts the D in a better position to be more aggressive which fits Pagano to a tee. He will blitz more than Fangio. Player positions: CBs- Fuller is in his prime and should remain there for a few more years. Prince should have one more solid year before he tapers off. Callahan may be back if not , we will add a new face or go with Tolliver more in the slot. That is probably the only spot that may be a step back. I think we could be bringing back Callahan because of his injury history may not get a big contract offer. If we lose him , I think we should look at Jimmy Ward, who was a first round selection that has not lived up to expectations as a FS but we may be able to slip in the SCB role with little lost at a moderate contract. Or a possible draft pick. McManus at his age probably can not expect him to play as well as last year. Ss- Jackson is ascending and if he stays healthy will produce better than last year. Amos may be gone but usually SSs dont get big contracts plus many Ss hit free agency this year. So mark that position as plus with better upside. I think Bush could play at the level of Amos with more experience. OLBs- Mack should be better with a complete offseason. Floyd is ascending and could turn into great this season. I think we should try to keep Lynch , give him a 2 yr 8 million deal plus Irving is getting better. This position is a plus plus. ILBs- Trevathan is a steady better than average pro. Smith will ascend quickly to an all pro this year. Kwit is very average as a backup but I can see Joel Iggy as an ascending player possibly taking Trevathans place in 2 years. This is a plus plus. DL- Goldman still has room to improve, Hicks is a monster in his prime. Nichols is a all rookie 5th round pick. Bullard very average but RRH has lots of room to grow. This is a plus plus position. With Pagano being more aggressive, Jackson, Smith, Nichols , Floyd being better and more production out of Mack , this a better D than last year.

Redford had a lackluster career at Tulsa but for the last year has been training with former kicker John Carney. He has put of 15 lbs for leg strength and has been deadly accurate. He may be ready to blossom. The fact he took a year off to work out instead of trying to find a job, speaks highly for his dedication. He may be the cheap guy for our woes.

Folks, we're not trading Howard. He will cost 800 thousand in his last year. We will add another RB and have a smaller role for Howard. If you noticed at the end of the year he was more effective. The best we may get is a 6th probably a 7th. Explain how that is worth trading him.

I think that not knowing how the offense would supply touches for everyone, a hard thing to break down. This year everybody should have an uptick in stats. I think Gabriel goes down and Miller and Roberson go up. The new RB will be lead back (Hunt?) And Howard has better Yards average but less carries. Say 150-623-6.

I read that the league will consider his time out of football as part of his punishment. I heard, he may have to serve a 6 game at the most.

QB- Trubisky (hes progressing on schedule and should have a breakout season 3900 yards, 32 TDs, 13 interceptions, 411 rushing, 5 TDs) Daniel (hopefully no more than 1 or 2 games) RBs- Howard(useful productive, has a role),Cohen (a star rotation RB), Mizzell ( I don't get it) Nall( future rotational) WRs- Robinson(a #1 that will star as offense progresses), Gabriel ( solid speedy #3), Miller ( future star), Wims (rotational with upside). TE- Burton (as offense progresses with have bigger role), Shaheen (jury is still out), Braunneker and Brown will be back as backups OL- Leno( unheralded NFL starter), Daniels ( future pro bowler), Whitehair (solid 10 year starter type), Long (injured past star), Coward( future starter), Whizmann ( compinate backup), Sowell (good dancer backup). I think Hunt becomes a bear after a 10 game suspension of which he has already been credited with 6 this year being out of football. We need OL help. We draft 1 or 2, promote Coward to starter, add Dejon Allen off the practice squad. We add one more WR , possibly Tanner Gentry or Jordan Williams-Lambert off futures list.

If we had an above average kicker, we would have been 13-3, a bye , played Rams in Chicago, had the chance to beat the Saints. We would have been in the Super bowl. That is what we need to fix the most. A good kicker. Our defense will keep every game close , kicker is #1 priority.

I seen a PFF article and if I remember Massie was the 29th ranked overall OT and I think Leno was a couple slots higher. So that puts both of them in the top 15 at each position. They absolutely can be improvement at that position but how do you do that now with less draft capital and low cap space. I see the possibility that HH develops a couple of players. I think the possibility exists they may be already in the pipeline. They keep Coward on the roster for a reason. Also Willie Beavers and Dejon Allen are resigned to future contracts. I think Coward starts this year and possibility that Allen is being groomed for Longs job when he ends up leaving ( not this year). I'm not sure about Beavers but if we draft a OT and groom him to take over for Leno in 2 years , we would have a inexpensive better oline in 2 years? Am I dreaming?

I dont think we need to put another player down to raise ours up. They all will be good.

Even if they didn't score they would have had a first down within the 5 and run the clock out. Its amazing how one play changes games and SB teams. How many one plays changed our season. That's football.

I agree , you go 12-4 and a bad kicker away from going to the SB, will take any cudos anybody gives us.

I dislike these games, to destructive for continuity, I will be watching.

It's to easy to go to pro bowl when other players decide not to go. Still cudos as was chosen over many players.

Good QBs make bad throws, maybe because I am a Chicago fan that I notice the MT negative comments more. We need MT to improve and he will be on the same level as Mahomes and better than Watson.

Ed Reed is not coaching, it was suggested but this guy has been coaching several years now. They have good reasons for what they do, we will see.

Ya, it gets more complicated going forward, Floyd, Jackson, Cohen, they all come into play.

Will anybody complain if we take Paris Campbell/ WR/ OSU. Our pick is about his draft position value.

I think Joel Iggy is Trevathans replace after next year. We kept 4 CBs on the practice squad. I think between Toliver and them we find a couple of players. Joseph is one to keep an eye on.

I think that the fact they kept him on the roster all year means something. If they let Massie leave without a offer then that suggests they think he's ready. Probably resign Coward for 4 year 9 million . He was a DT , I don't see other teams chasing him. I'm not sure the extra money will go to Gould, he will command 4 mil a year, I think they use it to get Amos or Callahan back. Callahan has injury issues so I don't think they will offer him a valued contract. I think they use the money and go after a FA Slot CB. Haven't look at who is available yet.