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-McAlister will surely get tagged out of reach.
-Spikes is the most likely candidate to move. He is apparently upset that Cincy tagged him at all. They only have the right to match and Brown is known to be cheap, thus, he\'s gone from Cincy.
-There are too many teams interested in upgrading a starting RB to let Gary assume a backup role. Great thought but I\'m sure he can start somewhere.
-Petersen is a playmaker, when healthy. He will seek more money and the Colts will likely step up. He\'s OLB though and wouldn\'t be such an upgrade on Hodge or Allen to risk pushing them back again. I like the idea of the outside speed they would bring.
-Finn, Ritchie and Konrad all would be upgrades on T. Smith in some areas. I think only Ritchie could equate his blocking. Konrad definitely is the more West Coast FB with his recieving ability, but how much $$$? I love Kleinsasser, he would fit the bill perfectly. Tough, can catch, and his motor never stops.
-Rainer& Fredrickson are not starters anymore. They are plugs to fill a hole or good depth at best. There is no way in hell the Falcons let Brookings come to NO!!! The hometown kid sells tickets and Arthur Blank will keep him. Claibourne is a enigma and worth grabbing. He should be a great LB.....he must do it. Colvin is a great pass rusher but that\'s where his game ends. Like you say, moving out of Urlacher\'s shadow might be the worst thing he could do.
-Batch will probably re-sign to back up Madox with Stewart walking. Detmer and Rob Johnson I personally don\'t like, but Shaun King would a great backup if Delhomme gets a new gig. I think getting King would be a wise move.
-Lassiter will get too much money and he\'s not even in the top 3 safeties available in FA. Might as well pay Knight than get him. I\'d rather get Tebucky Jones or Izell Reese for their speed and Donovan Darius is a Knight knock off so why bother again if you could just resign the guy who knows your defense.
-Grant and Howard are coming along great. No need to spend big bucks on pass rush specialist when our two young guys got sacks even when the rest of the D did nothing to help them. Douglas will get better money from KC and KGB was the product of a good Packer D-Line just like ND Kalu was in Philly.
-Rosenthal and Brzezinski would be welcome additions. I don\'t think wither would start if we retain Turley and thus keep Fontenot one more year. I think by keeping Victor Riley and Bubba Miller it is sending a message that our O-Line of the future will look something like this:
LT- Someone other than Turley (next year)
LG- K. Jacox
C-B. Miller
RG- Bentley
RT- V. Riley
- As for Morten I\'d love to have him finish up as a Saint, but only if Carney gets a job elsewhere first. Carney has proven to be clutch and I would like to see him stay. If not I would take the Great Dane back in a heartbeat....he never should have been allowed to leave.

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