1. Re-Sign
a. Sopoaga – I think we sign him at a discount knowing he will only play 1/3 of the snaps. He just doesn't seem like the kind of guy that will necessarily want to leave. I say 3 years at 3 mill per.
b. Gooden
c. Brock
d. Goldson – I love Goldson. The market will set his value, and if we don't sign him I believe we sign another FA FS to fill this spot like Clemmons from the Phins. I think we only have 5 mill per year in the budget for a starting FS
2. Release
a. Goodwin - $5.0 mil
b. Akers – $3.62 mil
c. Haralson – $2.87 mil - overpaid for a one down player who doesn't play special teams.
3. Trades
a. Smith for a third or fourth - we may get a second believe it or not (wow…how prophetic this was)
4. Free Agents
a. Sean Smith, CB – at 6'3'' and 215 he is the perfect guy to cover the guys that cause us serious problems. Probably a 6 mill per year guy too.
b. Chris Clemmons* - I only put him down in case we don't get Goldson…basically I want whichever player is cheaper. If we sign Goldson we don't sign Clemmons and if we sign Clemmons we don't sign Goldson.
c. Richard Seymour – We need more quality guys in the rotation on the DL. He doesn't have many years left and I bet he would take a two year deal at around 4 mill per just to have a shot at some rings. This move only happens if Justin Smith makes it happen by chopping his salary in half to bring in a guy of equal caliber to split snaps with. We will not have the money to sign him without this. We'll see how much Justin wants a ring.
DRAFT
*I used Maddog's recently posted bigboard and only took guys that should be available at the given selection, with an eye to the combine results.
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Margus Hunt, DE/DT, SMU – physical freak of nature. I see this guy as the next Calais Campbell and not just because he blocks a lot of kicks. Just like Campbell he will need to add another 20 lbs to really be effective as a five technique player and he allegedly lost 25 lbs because his coaches wanted him to. I have no idea what film people are looking at saying he is soft-this dude is a monster in the film I have seen. This is Smith's replacement for the future. I could care less about his age. He can also fill in immediately as a base 3-4 OLB if needed until he gains more weight. SMU had him at DT a lot too…this guys is perfect.
Other options-Datone Jones, Jesse Williams, but I think Hunt has way more upside and potential than either of those two.
2a. From Alex Smith trade
Jamie Collins, 3-4 OLB, Southern Miss
2b. Own pick
Brandon Williams, DT, Missouri Southern – with Hunt and Williams and resigning ICE, we are good to go at the DL.
3a. Pick from Carolina in trade-back during 2012 draft
Brian Schwenke, C – replaces Goodwin immediately, smart, big and strong for a center too.
3b. Own Pick
Robert Alford, CB, SE Louisiana
3c. Likely compensatory selection
T.J. McDonald, S, USC – looked very good at the combine and got to love the measurable and height. We need taller safeties to cover tall TE's.
4. Own pick
Dion Sims, TE, Michigan St.
5. From Indianapolis in trade-back during 2012 draft
Nicholas Williams, DT/3-4 DE, Samford
5b. Own pick
Dustin Hopkins, K, Florida State
****From here out I would be trading for picks next year
6a. From Miami in trade-back during 2012 draft
Trade for picks next year
6b. Own pick
Trade for picks next year
7a. From Cincinnati for Taylor Mays
Trade for picks next year
7b. Own pick
Trade for picks next year
7c. Likely compensatory selection
Trade for picks next year
7d. Likely compensatory selection
Trade for picks next year
[ Edited by bigwads on Mar 4, 2013 at 10:29 PM ]