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I think a lot of people on this board think we have a while to go. I think the biggest need we have is a 3 down linebacker. Nowadays if you dont have a guy who can stop the run and pass, you don't have a great defense. Offensively a WR2 is the biggest issue. I like Doctson from TCU or Crabtree in FA. You can also make a case for center with Person really struggling late in the year.

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Solidify the interior offensive line.

The defense proved early on this year it can protect leads.

We need to get Ryan back to being the Ryan we all know.If we can become that balanced attack we showed at the beginning of the 15 season we will win a lot more than we will lose.

agreed, our guards really struggled in pass pro.
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I disagree its far and away the biggest need, but we do need centers who can snap the ball...

Fair enough, but Person personally cost us more than one game this season with horrible snaps. Even his good shotgun snaps usually disrupted the timing of the play for us, which is incredibly important for the WCO. I can't think of one other position that, if upgraded, would make our team so much better on its own.

Yeah, we need a LB'er, and a safety. But honestly we could have outscored teams easily this year if we just had a real NFL center.

Luckily we don't need to choose just one, I'm sure we'll have a new Center, a couple new LB'ers, and more by next season's opening.

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Fair enough, but Person personally cost us more than one game this season with horrible snaps. Even his good shotgun snaps usually disrupted the timing of the play for us, which is incredibly important for the WCO. I can't think of one other position that, if upgraded, would make our team so much better on its own.

Yeah, we need a LB'er, and a safety. But honestly we could have outscored teams easily this year if we just had a real NFL center.

Luckily we don't need to choose just one, I'm sure we'll have a new Center, a couple new LB'ers, and more by next season's opening.

and when the ball did get to ryan in the shotgun it would end up being low or to the side. i still think person is a capable backup but thats it.
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Center is far and away the biggest need on this team, and it's not even a little close. Even Person and Stone's "Good" snaps were too bad for the NFL.

Can you live with Gradkowski under C or do you spend in FA or Draft.

For me I can live with the above and I probably bring in someone during the Draft.

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and when the ball did get to ryan in the shotgun it would end up being low or to the side. i still think person is a capable backup but thats it.

Exactly. I can't count the amount of times the snap was a tough one for Ryan to catch, but it didn't get mentioned because it wasn't sky high or skidding on the ground. I might just swing Person back over to guard, get a decent, cheap vet center that can snap well along with a new starter.

Can you live with Gradkowski under C or do you spend in FA or Draft.

For me I can live with the above and I probably bring in someone during the Draft.

Well I haven't been able to watch the last game of ours yet, so I'm not sure how he managed in that game. Maybe he could remain the cheap vet guy, but from what I saw of him in the past I'm not incredibly impressed.

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Exactly. I can't count the amount of times the snap was a tough one for Ryan to catch, but it didn't get mentioned because it wasn't sky high or skidding on the ground. I might just swing Person back over to guard, get a decent, cheap vet center that can snap well along with a new starter.

Well I haven't been able to watch the last game of ours yet, so I'm not sure how he managed in that game. Maybe he could remain the cheap vet guy, but from what I saw of him in the past I'm not incredibly impressed.

I think veteran in FA is the way to go. Not sure if there is a great center prospect like Frederick a couple years ago, but wouldn't be opposed to it.
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We ranked 27th in the league in opponent 3rd down conversion % and had the least amount of sacks - I would say a our biggest need is an edge rusher that can produce 10+ sacks each year - now do you get that in the draft or in free agency? If your defense can't get off the field you can't win games.

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