What Position Would You NOT Address This Off-Season

[ChickenMonkey]

I cant believe I'm hearing anything but Offensive line..This team fell apart last yr because they couldnt score(ie the OL couldnt hold up at the end, even Portis suffered at the end of the season..When you have a good OLine you have a good team..period
Sacks can be manufactured(ask Greg Williams)

[SFREDSKIN]

No brainer, punter. We need all the other positions as of now, unless more signing are made to restock those critical positions.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

No brainer, punter. We need all the other positions as of now, unless more signing are made to restock those critical positions.

But if the point is to use what picks/signings we have available to upgrade our team the most, Punter has to be considered. Right now our only signed punter was not even considered good enough to beat out Plack during the season, and there is a proven high quality starter seemingly available in Hunter Smith. Every other position we at least have starting talent signed to cover the roster spots, and any signing/pick even if an upgrade would not be a "dramatic" upgrade (excluding the 1st round pick, since that Obviously would not be used on a punter.)

Of course we could always call Joey T. and see if he would punt for free

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

But if the point is to use what picks/signings we have available to upgrade our team the most, Punter has to be considered. Right now our only signed punter was not even considered good enough to beat out Plack during the season, and there is a proven high quality starter seemingly available in Hunter Smith. Every other position we at least have starting talent signed to cover the roster spots, and any signing/pick even if an upgrade would not be a "dramatic" upgrade (excluding the 1st round pick, since that Obviously would not be used on a punter.)

Of course we could always call Joey T. and see if he would punt for free

You can address this in the FA signings but at a low cost. The cowboys found Paulescu after McBriar got hurt and was ok for them, he will probably be available on the cheap side instead of Hunter Smith who would cost more.

[Pocket$ $traight]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

You can address this in the FA signings but at a low cost. The cowboys found Paulescu after McBriar got hurt and was ok for them, he will probably be available on the cheap side instead of Hunter Smith who would cost more.

I think this is a shortsighted view that, to date, has been shared by the front office.

We just signed three players for 180 million and then we look for the cheapest punter and place kicker.

When every game is a death match, wouldn't it make sense to have the best punter and kicker?

With this team an extra 3-6 points per game by additional made field goals and improved field position would be worth it's weight in gold.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

You can address this in the FA signings but at a low cost. The cowboys found Paulescu after McBriar got hurt and was ok for them, he will probably be available on the cheap side instead of Hunter Smith who would cost more.

Why should a punter be found at low cost? and I don't think many cowboys fans would say they were ok with Paulescu after the Steelers game where special teams lost it for them. If we are going to have brutal slugfests every game(and in our division, I think that is a guarantee in atleast 6 of the games), then we ought to have a weapon that can pin back the opponent every time we have to punt.
I don't think Hunter is asking for a huge deal, I honestly don't know, but any reasonable deal to lock this guy up ought to be made sooner rather than later.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Why should a punter be found at low cost? and I don't think many cowboys fans would say they were ok with Paulescu after the Steelers game where special teams lost it for them. If we are going to have brutal slugfests every game(and in our division, I think that is a guarantee in atleast 6 of the games), then we ought to have a weapon that can pin back the opponent every time we have to punt.
I don't think Hunter is asking for a huge deal, I honestly don't know, but any reasonable deal to lock this guy up ought to be made sooner rather than later.

What I meant is: the other positions take priority over a P. I would much rather address the other positions first, I agree that having a good P is necessary, but they can be found on the cheap, other teams do it, we just happen to have a hard time finding one whether through the draft or FA.

[Pocket$ $traight]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

No brainer, punter. We need all the other positions as of now, unless more signing are made to restock those critical positions.

I disagree with this. First, consider how our team is currently constructed, our draft picks and all of the free agents available. If you had to pick one player who would have the greatest impact on our season next year, the choice would be Hunter Smith.

Defense is our strength. We need to start playing to our strengths instead of looking for the next big jersey seller.

If we make the playoffs and win a game or two, the jerseys will sell themselves.

[Larry Michael is Satan]

LB. Unless we use our #13 pick on a LB, (got to go RT) we won't be able to find a long term upgrade to Rocky, Fletcher, and Blades. 3rd rd pick wont find a starting LB in this years draft, but we could get a starting C there. Use NEXT year's #1 pick on the biggest baddest bone-crushing LB we can find. We need a stud, not depth.