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1. I also WANT Davey gone, but I wanted him gone last year.

2. I share the concern with counting on Terrell, Johnson and Sam. But that is what TC and the preseason is all about. Dwight, Troy Brown or someone else still could be the #3 receiver if at least of of these guys doesn't step up. If the team had to be made up today, I would say Dwight would be a lock as you did; However, we are making predictions.

3. Both Weaver and Fauria are in the last year of their contract. Fauria is a much better player right now. He knows our system better, and he is better suited to start this year, which is all that matters for players in the last year of their contracts.

4. I don't know why you think that the OL's will get coached up quickly. Even the best OL's in the league have often taken a year to develop. With regard to Mrucz, I think he can play all the interior line positions, and relieves us of worrying about injuries. But I agree that this 9th OL spot is vulnerable. Most obviously, we might keep a 6th receiver/returner instead, as we did last year. I would note that we did keep 9 OL's last year.

5. Seven DL's is not a ton of backups. Our 34 2-gap is extremely punishing, expecially on the NT. 5 players are needed in the rotation in each game. To have two backups in case of injury is not too much. We've never kept fewer. I understand your concern about Kelly, but he's the best #7 we have, and probably as good as most team's #7. However, I'd be fine with signing a jag free agent instead.

6. Banta-Cain played well when he was in as an OLB (as did Chatham). Both are solid special team players. Banta-Cain is still a potential future starter or major contributer, and is signed through 2006. For me, Chatham has had his chance, and has been injured several times. Also, he is only signed through 2005. I'm fine if Chatham beats out Banta-Cain, but Tully would be a tough cut. This certainly could happen if Chatham is at 100%, and is viewed as a better STer than Banta-Cain. Klecko offers little this year. We would keep him in the expectation that he would start at ILB in 2006. I just don't see it.

7. The bottom line is that we have a very talented team. Upon further review, you are proabably right that Dwight should be considered the man to beat for a roster spot, especially if the spot can be cleared by curtting Mrucz.

Good feedback D, thanks.

Couple of points - I think Weaver can play TE just as well as Fauria now.
When Jed played last year he did very, very well. I think I like him better at this point. and I like his size. His age and salary also give him an edge.
I think sometimes you look a little too much at when a player is signed through. With some of the fringe players, I think BB likes to take it year to year for a couple of reasons: 1) it keeps them hungry and motivated. They know it's produce or be gone. 2) if they decide to cut them, they keep the cap hit to a minimum. I don't think on a lot of these bubble roster choices it'll be decided based on their contracts but rather on what they think their current and future value is.

Why do I think the OL will be coached up quickly? because I think dante does a great job. each year recently I've thought we were very thin at OL and was concerned with the talent level, and each year they've been just fine. we've lost mike compton, damien woody, gregg robinson-randall, etc. and we bring in guys nobody's heard of and we're fine if not better. Now we've spent a couple of pretty high draft picks on guys with some strong talent. I have doubt Dante will continue his magic. And even if it took a few games for the rooks to get there, we got enough good players for that to not hurt us, even without Mrucz. Just my opinion.

I guess your right about training camp answering the wideout questions, just hope we sign troy for insurance. If not hopefully these signings will produce someone reliable. I'm pretty confident BB's planning on having Troy around though.

See what your saying on Kelley, but for guys like him and Sam, there was more spots available for them to make it. We just drafted and signed a bunch of new guys. I think to assume they make it because they've made it before could be off. Do we have to have a 7th D-lineman? maybe. maybe not. If I could just see kelley play well, then I would be on board with carrying him, I've just never seen it, so I'm not sure the spot will be used on him. We certainly agree on the bottom line - a loaded roster and very few concerns. A lot of talent!

It was a suck a** game.

Gonzalez...Halama...your luck is going to run out.

As I said, you can't keep relying on the scrubs. There is a point where they are going to pitch like the Tampa Bay rejects they are.

Tonight they got exposed bad against a terrible team, albeit one that was due to break out at home. But now we might as well concede this game. Frankly, we probably did before it even started.


Somebody wake up Lenny Dinardo and get him on the NESN jet out to the West Coast. On the return trip Cla Meredith will be headed back east in the fetal position.

Seattle...Jody Jeremy Reed and Wiki Vandewegh Gonzalez, who are these guys?

Least you're not related to 2 of them and dating the 3rd blaugh

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Man I need to dig out my Doug Flutie Boston College football jersey then.

I like Reitmans' button-downs.

La Senza.. I haven't bought anything there yet. Maybe I should. *no wedgies are a good thing.*

I was cleaning out my old stuff for garage sale it was hard parting with it. *sniffle* but its not garage sale day yet so I'm good biggrin

Garage is a cool store same with Bluenotes, american eagle has awesome t-shirts and stuff. wink