I think there needs to be a little more focus on the OL. It needs depth.
Andrew Norwell/LG from Carolina. Wants a new deal like Trai Turner got but I can't see the Panthers paying two OGs $11 mil plus per year. Pace should take a serious run at him.
I think that would be a great move to make in FA with all the cap space Pace will have after cutting all his epic fails from last spring. You could probably walk away from Sitton too and roll with Norwell, Whitehair, Long, and Kush as your 4 interior guys.
Id rather see Pace pay up for one guy like Norwell than for two trash signings like has been his habit the last few years.
The Coaching staff wouldn't make me ecstatic. A QB Coach just because he worked with Wentz? If anything you go and hire Reich.
the only Player I'd like to add from that list is Trent Murphy.
I like Murphy as a power guy opposite Floyd as well. McPhee is probably done for but Houston had another sack yesterday so why not bring him back on a new deal if we can. I wasn't all that pleased we ever let him go.
This team has nothing at OLB for next year besides Floyd so I completely agree. Give Houston a shot at a reserve roster spot. Young and McPhee are gone and Acho is just a guy. We need all the help we can get at the position.
Andrew Norwell/LG from Carolina. Wants a new deal like Trai Turner got but I can't see the Panthers paying two OGs $11 mil plus per year. Pace should take a serious run at him.
I think that would be a great move to make in FA with all the cap space Pace will have after cutting all his epic fails from last spring. You could probably walk away from Sitton too and roll with Norwell, Whitehair, Long, and Kush as your 4 interior guys.
Id rather see Pace pay up for one guy like Norwell than for two trash signings like has been his habit the last few years.
Admittedly we'd save about $8 mil letting Sitton go but he still plays well and if we move him to RG with Long at RT and Norwell at LG with Kush as a OG/OC backup that's a good looking OL with lot's of protection for Mitch.
Or we sign Norwell to replace Sitton and draft Nelson and do the same. I'm all for finally spending some heavy cap on that OL and giving Trubisky a wall in front of him. We saw what he could do yesterday when he had time to work through progressions throwing to backup WRs and a rookie TE.
Assuming we can bring Wright and Inman back and Meredith returns 100% if we can get him one more good WR outside and we have some depth at WR and TE then along with Howard and Cohen that offense could look pretty good. The skills guy can't do their thing without great blocking.
We have several options, I agree with BearsinHouston that we may have lost the trade back and pick up a pick capability by winning. If we step up and snag 2 WR in FA then we could get a top edge rusher and ILB in the draft. I really like Roquan Smith out of Georgia at ILB. If we only go 1 WR in FA then its almost a lock we get one early and possibly first round. That would mean 2nd round we need edge Rusher unless we get one in FA. Still way to early but if you get a chance to watch Georgia in Bowl game watch for Roquan Smith
