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In the meantime, what happens with Bullocks? Trade bait? Backup? I don't know his contract situation. Do we have much $$ tied up in him?

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Bullocks should still be on his rookie contract I think. And as a second rounder, he's not making much. Bullocks needs to stay and compete for a job. As long as he's not handed anything, he has too much talent to let go. Payton was more critical of Harper's play this season compared to Bullocks... take that for what it's worth. Loomis has also been quoted saying the really like Bullock a lot.

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josh bullocks has done 3 out of the 4 years on his contract sucks but keeps getting praised. HMMMM..........

anyone else think that we'll try to trade him for something/anything maybe another draft pick

if we do look for us to draft Kenny Phillips

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I agree, but I'd like to make a small edit to that.

"Take the Best DEFENSIVE Player Available."

If the best defensive player available isn't worth a number 10 (which is hard to fathom), then work a trade down.

But whatever player is taken, it should be defensive. Drafting an offensive player, such as a receiver, would simply break my heart, even if he IS the best guy left on the board.

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I'd have to pick anything on the defensive line or linebacker first.

Applying good pressure on the QB can mask alot of mediocre/bad secondary play.

Our D-line didn't get the job done this season and was quite pathetic at putting pressure to say the least.

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Absolutely agreed. If we are going to play man up football, we need to put some pressure on the QB, especially with our front 4 and with the money we have tied up in our 2 DE's. Good D-lines will make LB's and Secondary look better. If we can get 1 player on the DL, LB, and Secondary in FA, I would be happy. I'd take about 3 in the secondary itself.