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Originally Posted by Bill B
Gtripp -
I don't like either and I wish we could effectively cut both and move on as a team in the same year but from your analysis it would be hard to cut Llyod, Springs and Arch.
Also, what is your opinion on this - whenever teams trade for future picks it always seems that the team gaining the near term pick always gives the other team more picks - example - when we traded to move up in the Rocky deal we had to give up more picks to do this because we were trading future picks for present picks. Maybe a solution is we trade some current picks to gain additional picks in those years like 2008 or 2009. I know that it may take some years to develop those players but maybe you just chalk those to truely be "rebuilding" and while those young guys develop the team can also be ridding itself of salary cap dead money from all the cuts we will need to eventually make?
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That's correct, we can't possibly get rid of both of them. In fact, if we don't get rid of either or one of them right now, the earliest we can get rid of them is after the 2008 season.
With your other point, that certainly seems to be a plausible idea, but I doubt we go that route. For the next two seasons, our only method of acquiring quality players will be through the draft. So the best balance would probably be to use the picks we are given on the best available defensive talent. I would start with a DT this year, who by next year becomes the lynchpin of the defensive line, and re-evaluate our defensive situation before the draft next year.
You don't expect to see any return on draft investment until a player's second season, so we probably don't want to be trading back years into the future and delaying the rebuilding process. DT looks to be a big trouble area in the near (2008) future, so I would spend our top 10 pick this year on a DT like Okoye or Branch, and hope to be able to pick up a second rounder which can become a defensive end. That'd be the best case scenario because Wynn, Daniels, nor Griffin appear likely to return next year.
The key to turning this all around is to cut any defensive player who isn't in our future plans as soon as possible.