Originally Posted by hagan714 (Post 695764)

there are plenty of young players out there that can upgrade this defense.

Originally Posted by burningmetal (Post 695776)

Our Super Bowl team was made up of a lot of free agents and/or guys we acquired in a trade. Shockey, Sharper, Vilma, Fujita, Greer, Hargrove, McCray, Goodwin, Heath Evans, Mike Bell, David Thomas, and even Shanle.

Oh yeah, and Drew Brees.

Ideally, you'd like to build through the draft, but it's not like you can't upgrade your team in other ways. You just have to be good at what you're doing, and do a better job of identifying good players who won't break the bank. Since that championship team was constructed there has been a huge letdown in scouting and developing players, and also in making balanced financial decisions (not over-paying for one or two guys, and spreading it out with quality veterans instead).

At this point, I know there isn't enough left to do much else in free agency this year. Hoping for a few guys do fall in our proverbial lap in the draft.

Originally Posted by halloween 65 (Post 695825)

I'm hoping for a Graham type trade again. Good picks will pay dividens in the future. I don't care what type of cap hit it cost I would shop Jordan.

Originally Posted by RaginCajun83 (Post 695841)

Hicks is a free agent that has gotten ZERO offers, he was far from a good tackle

Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 695836)

We traded a very good tackle in Akiem Hicks for a backup tight end...

Originally Posted by Danno (Post 695848)

Every TE in the NFL would be a back-up on the Pats.