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memphisskin · 11-30-2005, 03:35 PM

The problem the owner has is that he views the Skins as a fan, as such we are always "just a couple of players away" from contending. The reality is that you can't go out and add a bunch of players each year and expect them to gel in one season. However we add players, free agency or the draft, we need to keep them here and stop developing talent for other teams.

1. Make the d-line a position of emphasis in the draft. When's the last time we drafted a defensive lineman? Mario Mounds in 2001? Unacceptable, especially considering how generic our d-line is and that we've needed a pass rushing end for what 10, 12 years? The last defensive end we drafted, Kenard Lang in 1997! Anyone wondering why our d-line can't get any pressure can just look at our past drafts for the reason. Draft a couple of young kids and develop them.

2. Get either a bigger wideout (like McCants) or a pass catching tight end (unlike Royal). I love Cooley, but he's an h-back and as I've watched the offense if we had another tight end with hands we would have won a couple of the games we threw away. Sellers has 6 tds, 5 receiving, so the touches are there.

3. Trade Ramsey for Abraham. It's hard for me to type and walk as I have all my fingers and toes crossed that this deal goes through. A rare win-win, a straight up deal with these two guys gets the Jets the strong-armed qb that their offense desparately needs and gets us the pass rusher who can make our defense go from good to gawd-damn good.

4. Hang out a sign that says, "Now accepting applications for short yardage and goal line runners." I love Rock, but at 5'7" he can't get the tough yards. Hopefully we can give the 250 lb rookie Nemo a look soon, but running Portis and the not much bigger Cartwright into the line on 3rd and short and expecting them to break tackles, well let's just say that leads to a 5-6 record. Time for a switch.

11-30-2005, 03:35 PM	#22
memphisskin Impact Rookie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Nashville, TN Age: 54 Posts: 960	Re: What do we need personnell wise to be great The problem the owner has is that he views the Skins as a fan, as such we are always "just a couple of players away" from contending. The reality is that you can't go out and add a bunch of players each year and expect them to gel in one season. However we add players, free agency or the draft, we need to keep them here and stop developing talent for other teams. 1. Make the d-line a position of emphasis in the draft. When's the last time we drafted a defensive lineman? Mario Mounds in 2001? Unacceptable, especially considering how generic our d-line is and that we've needed a pass rushing end for what 10, 12 years? The last defensive end we drafted, Kenard Lang in 1997! Anyone wondering why our d-line can't get any pressure can just look at our past drafts for the reason. Draft a couple of young kids and develop them. 2. Get either a bigger wideout (like McCants) or a pass catching tight end (unlike Royal). I love Cooley, but he's an h-back and as I've watched the offense if we had another tight end with hands we would have won a couple of the games we threw away. Sellers has 6 tds, 5 receiving, so the touches are there. 3. Trade Ramsey for Abraham. It's hard for me to type and walk as I have all my fingers and toes crossed that this deal goes through. A rare win-win, a straight up deal with these two guys gets the Jets the strong-armed qb that their offense desparately needs and gets us the pass rusher who can make our defense go from good to gawd-damn good. 4. Hang out a sign that says, "Now accepting applications for short yardage and goal line runners." I love Rock, but at 5'7" he can't get the tough yards. Hopefully we can give the 250 lb rookie Nemo a look soon, but running Portis and the not much bigger Cartwright into the line on 3rd and short and expecting them to break tackles, well let's just say that leads to a 5-6 record. Time for a switch.