Players i am happy to retain for 2023
QB - Ehlinger
RB - Taylor, Jackson, Moss
TE - Alie-Cox, Granson, Woods, Ogletree
WR - Pittman, Campbell, Pierce, Dulin, Strahan
T - Smith, Raimann, O'Donnell
G - Nelson, Fries
C - Kelly, Pinter
So that's a total of 20 guys. With me wanting a new starting QB, starting RG, swing tackle, mid round RB.
DE - Paye, Ngakoue, Odeyingbo, Lewis
DT - Buckner, Stewart, Cowart, Johnson, Brooks
LB - Leonard, Okereke, Franklin, Speed, Domann
CB - Gilmore, Rodgers, Moore, Flowers
S - Blackmon, Thomas, McCleod, Cross
A total of 22 guys, with the entirety of our starters coming back. I would like another pass rusher and a corner.
McLaughlin, Sanchez, Rhodes
That's 3 guys returning, hopefully with no issues for Rigoberto. Chase has at least for now proven he deserves another chance next year.
All in all, i have a total of 45 guys returning, who i wouldn't be unhappy if they made the opening day roster for 2023.
I have said i want upgrades at 6 positions, which in my mind is a possibility.
In the draft
1 - QB
2 - RG
3 - T
3- DE
4 - RB
5- CB
Double up on the offensive line, by picking up a free agent G and T. And then we need to find an upgrade to replace our depth at CB in free agency as well.
We need to seriously upgrade at QB, and on the offensive line. Do that and i think we have enough talent at RB, WR and TE, to make a major leap and be competitive. It might take another year, for the rookie QB to settle in and then maybe in 2024, we can think about adding a stud WR to the mix. But i actually quite like Pittman, Campbell and Pierce. Think if we have enough time to have a well rounded passing game, that they are all in a position to flourish, with deeper routes. I think we also need to be using the TE's a LOT more than we have. I would like to see the targets to TE's increase by 50 or even 100%. As a team we have only had a total of 66 receptions for 726 yards, with 5 TD's. With the offensive struggles we have had, you would have thought we would have tried to utilise the TE's way more in the short to intermediate passing game. The RB's have had 84 receptions for a meagre 490 yards.
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