LIKELY NEEDS:
#3 and/or #4 OLB - Parys Haralson and Fleming both coming off season ending injuries. Haralson could be cut to save money. Practice squad has Cam Johnson. Haggans won't be around next year most likely.
3rd Tackle - We don't want to be shuffling Boone around since he is dominating at RG. With Person and Hall gone that leaves Wiggins as the only backup T who is on the practice squad.
CB - 5th CB Brock could be upgraded or get someone good enough to bump everyone down and make the group that much better.
POSSIBLE NEEDS:
FS - Will Goldson re-sign and are they comfortable with Spillman starting? I would tag him again if we can't get a deal done. Otherwise, I'd probably go 1st round FS if we do neither.
C - Goodwin could be replaced after this year saving 4.25 or so mil. Is Kilgore the future at center? If not C is way up on the list.
WR - Moss probably won't be back. We don't use him as much as he would like. Ginn is injured a lot and doesn't look like his old self returning. Plus he wanted to be more of a WR and he won't be that here so I can see him gone as well. I'd like a big tall physical type since Manningham/Crabtree/Jenkins/Williams are similar types of WRs (smaller, speedy, quick). Also, Williams and Manningham are FAs in 1 more year and Crabtree after 2 more but his last year can be voided. Might not be a high need yet but it could be in the next draft.
DE - Good backups in RJF, Tukuafu and Dobbs but if RJF is starting NT we could use another guy. I wouldn't mind a higher pick to replace Justin down the road and prolong his career by giving him breathers.
NT - Sopoaga and Ricky Jean-Francois are free agents. Look for us to re-sign at least one of them. Ian Williams will probably be the backup. If we re-sign neither it could be a big need.
ILB - Only if we lose Larry Grant and/or Tavares Gooden to FA. Practice squad Mike Wilhoite could take 1 of their places.
#2 TE - Walker is a FA... if he leaves would like a pass catching threat who can still block
Backup S - Between Spillman and Robinson not sure we have a reliable backup FS or SS.
Maybe 4th RB - A power short yardage RB/special teamer to upgrade over Anthony Dixon. Probably need a power guy to go with Gore, Hunter and James because Jacobs probably won't be back.
[ Edited by Gore_21 on Oct 20, 2012 at 7:12 AM ]