Better days ahead. (Off season part 1 thread)

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Well, two potential long term starters - Breeland & Moses.

One rotational starter, likely long term back-up - Murphy

One long term OL player with potential to be long time starter - Long

One spot player, ST body - Grant

Long may well end up starting at center next year. Grant, I think, will be gone. Liked him but not seeing any real development.

If we get 2/3 starters out of a draft and a fourth who is a solid, reliable, if unspectacular back up, with no first round pick, that's a good solid draft. All it lacks is an "impact" player. We simply do not have enough of those on the defensive side of the ball. If we find one or two of those in the next two or three drafts, we will need drafts like this to maintain.

I agree with everything you said about that draft. Bruce Allen did a good job. I also think that draft would look even better if Long could transition to center next season.

Since I'm in an agreeable mood, I also agree with you on what we need on defense to improve significantly on that side of the ball. What we need now on defense is some STARS ("impact" players).

I'm hoping we get a defensive star in this year's draft. The right FA's could help, as well. Perhaps we'll re-sign Junior Galette and he'll have recovered enough to be an impact player for us. If we sign Galette, I'd like to see what Preston Smith can do for us as an inside pass rusher. I can foresee Smith moving around and giving offenses lots of problems.

I'm trusting Scot M. to find us the players we need to get better on defense in 2016.