Recipe for success this offseason:

[Sez.EJ]

SEZ. EJ'S 2012 SPECIAL RECIPE:

My thoughts in what direction we should go in the draft and free agency to get this team become a dominant contender in our division as soon as possible.

OFFENSIVE PRIORITIES

1. Sign Matt Flynn to compete with McCoy.. Show Wallace to the door.. If not Flynn, bring in another young veteran to compete or a better experience backup. Go one more year and then decide to fish or cut bait and dip into the draft for a QB. I say Don't draft a QB this year.. no qb will ever succeed until we get a team around them. That's where my focus is this offseason.


2. WR(s) #1 issue with this offense. Little is going to be a great #2 when he learns the system. Momass was to break out this year after practicing with Larry Legend. He's a #4 or 5 as he has not ball skills, is injury and dropsy prone.. May be time to say goodbye. Cribbs has easily moved past him with a strong second half of the season. TE spots are fine for now.


3. RT Draft a starter in round 2-3 It's a deep draft in tackles this year.


4. G(s).. Pray for Steiny's back to heal (that's iffy) We must bring in a top free agent to start.. Let Pinkston and Lauvoa battle for the other spot as neither is good enough.. or these two can be solid backups depending on Steiny returning. The OL will be the strength of the offense if this happens and our QB, may even have a chance.


5. RB resign all three of our RB's.. Hillis can flat out play. I don't believe he's a one year wonder. Hardesty's knee should be much improved in year 2.Ogbannaya showed enough to be re-signed... Marecic gets another shot, but we bring in a couple strong UDFA's to learn the system this offseason if he struggles again. I am hoping he makes a big jump in year 2. He's a football player.. college showed us that.


*OFFENSIVE DRAFT: Get Blackmon with our first pick or a WR with our 2nd first rounder (if we don't get Backmon) . RT in round 2 or 3, draft another WR with one of mid round/late picks..

* OFFENSIVE FREE AGENCY: WR, or even two would be preferable, and G of starting quality. (I addressed the qb above already)





DEFENSIVE PRIORITIES

1. DE to play opposite Sheard.. Sheard is going to be a stud.


2. LB(s) We are very slow at LB and lack playmakers and guys who can cover and blitz effectively.. DQJ is safe for now, even though he's average.. we can't upgrade everything in an offseason.. but this position needs an overhaul.


3. Secondary.. Bring in one free agent somewhere to start.. either S or DB and draft for depth.. I think we have some good young players who are making strides.


Draft picks for D: .. DE with one of our 1st round picks..whichever one we are not taking a WR with.. Round 2 LB to start, round 4 two LB's to compete and provide depth, round 5,6,7 two secondary players to compete and provide depth


DEFENSIVE FREE AGENCY: Lb to be a starter, and a couple guys for depth anywhere. Possibly a secondary player to compete for a starting spot.


COACHES


Jauron.. A+ job getting a talent poor defense into the top 10 even though we can't stop the run.. Nice job. I don't change anything about our D coaches..



Shurmer.. Incomplete grade for now: He got the players to play hard all year that's always good when you only win 4.. The incomplete is because he was handcuffed due to Zero playmakers outside on offense, and no offseason program to speak of.. Hiring a good OC is a must for him and the offense to improve.. and Shurmer needs big improvements on his game management next year.

CONCLUSION:

If we do the above: We will get playmakers at WR, fix the OL. Get a playmaking DE across from Sheard, Get at least 2 new starting LB's with more speed and add depth. Beef up the secondary and the D overall. This team will be competing for the division if we can hit on the draft picks and get free agents that are actually worthy of being brought in.


That's my plan. I think it's reasonable too.. only 3-4 free agents as starters and we need to hit on the top 3 rounds that get on the field right away.

Thoughts and criticizms???

[Flugel]

You pretty much nailed that assessment Sez. GREAT job! I really enjoyed reading it.

I think Jauron needs to better prepare ALL of our LBers on their keys for reading pass so they take better first steps. I think Jackson is better than average vrs the run; but he's been vulnerable/inconsistent vrs the pass. I'd still like more fans to remember if it weren't for his pass breakup in the back of the end zone, Jax beats us on the pass in the receiver's hands he had to strip. Unfortunately, most people will remember a MLBer being asked to cover Ray Rice on an outside wheel route instead.

[Thaid_Up]

Like it Sez. Don't know jack about drafting but I absolutely agree we need to make a serious splash with free agency. I'd like to see at least 1 FA at each position of need but that's too much. But definitely at WR, LB and QB so we can say adios to Wallace. WR would be my main objective. A fast reliable route runner as our #1 who our QB can rely on and make it a little easier for Little and whomever else we draft. And I agree it's probably time to say goodbye to MoMass.

[TheBestPlayersPlay]

Originally Posted by Sez.EJ

I say Don't draft a QB this year.. no qb will ever succeed until we get a team around them.

Kind of strange you say that here, yet in KoK's thread you say the Polians suck, and the only reason the Colts have been so great over the years is due to one Peyton Manning ...the Polians failure coming from your opinion that they haven't surrounded Manning with talent.

Originally Posted by Sez.EJ

Jauron.. A+ job getting a talent poor defense into the top 10 even though we can't stop the run.. Nice job. I don't change anything about our D coaches..

D- Jauron is mediocre at best. The stats you choose to look at lie in this case so obviously I don't know how anyone with eyes can say our defense improved

Originally Posted by Sez.EJ

Shurmer.. Incomplete grade for now: He got the players to play hard all year that's always good when you only win 4.. The incomplete is because he was handcuffed due to Zero playmakers outside on offense, and no offseason program to speak of.. Hiring a good OC is a must for him and the offense to improve.. and Shurmer needs big improvements on his game management next year.

F - Worst coaching I have seen in 20 something years of watching professional football. Stop with the really weak, pathetic excuses already. I could have picked a random high school kid who likes Madden out of a line up and he probably would have made the offense perform AT LEAST as good. Hell, I probably could have picked some kid who's from Hungary and never seen American football played, and he would have had better results.



Everything else I could be agreeable to.

[DawgFan]

I love most of it Sez, but keep in mind Pinkston is actually a RT that we moved to LG because of his versatility. If we think he can do it, maybe we pick up a legit RG/LG guy.

[nickers]

Im down with ya Sez...good stuff brother.

[hammertime]

if feasible get Luck , if not, get playmaker with 1a. and a very mean LB'er. with 1b.

nice post though sez.

[Sez.EJ]

[QUOTE=TheBestPlayersPlay;159824]Kind of strange you say that here, yet in KoK's thread you say the Polians suck, and the only reason the Colts have been so great over the years is due to one Peyton Manning ...the Polians failure coming from your opinion that they haven't surrounded Manning with talent. (QUOTE)

Not to get sidetracked.. Manning, as we all know, is not just any QB.. His situation is very different than ours. The proof is the 3-4 QB's they tried to plug in there this year that could not do crap. Manning does what very few QB's can do... by elevating the good offensive offense players to greatness, and also protecting a lousy defense with a ton of points..

Our existing QB (or a rookie).. is not going to be able to do that; especially without weapons and playmakers. You should certainly be able to see the logic in that.

[Legendary]

I want us to be so busy recruiting players in next 2.5 months so we will know which players to go for in drafting season. So we can decide if we should use first pick on Justin Blackmon or RG3 or other player.

Good report and there should be some ex head coach coming on the market or hot prospects who can do a good job as offensive co-ordinatior and maybe head coach.

We need to be active asap. rather than leave it to last minutes.

[King of Kings]

Originally Posted by TheBestPlayersPlay

Kind of strange you say that here, yet in KoK's thread you say the Polians suck, and the only reason the Colts have been so great over the years is due to one Peyton Manning ...the Polians failure coming from your opinion that they haven't surrounded Manning with talent.

As you'll find Gabe the arguments from the H&H apologists are often contradictory and bounce around all over the place. As an example of that:

1: The Colt's suck but Peyton Manning single-handedly carries them to 14-2. Logic would then dictate that with the right QB any team can post a winning season, right? That you apparently don't need any other talent if you have a good QB.

2: Our QB cannot do what guys like Manning do. But it isn't his fault, he's actually really really good but it is a lack of talent everywhere else. Instead of getting the QB who can post winning seasons on his own we should just twiddle our thumbs and try to improve everything else for a QB who apparently can't make those around him better?

Yeah, I don't get it either. But then again Sez classifies guys like Andrew Luck in the ranks of the Tim Couches, J-Fats, Brady Quinn's, Ryan Leafs, Matt Leinart's and so on while guys like McCoy are the definite keepers.

Originally Posted by TheBestPlayersPlay

D- Jauron is mediocre at best. The stats you choose to look at lie in this case so obviously I don't know how anyone with eyes can say our defense improved

You're far too kind to Dickless Jauron. His D has been a complete joke all season. Anyone watching the games could EASILY see that everything BUT our 32nd ranked run D were made to look great by.... Our 32nd ranked D. It's not that hard to post nice stats in everything else when everyone runs all over you because your defensive system is a fucking joke and has been your entire failed career in the NFL.

Originally Posted by TheBestPlayersPlay

Stop with the really weak, pathetic excuses already.

That'd be great! It looks like we're down to one person left in this fanbase still defending this trash, why and how I have no idea. Likewise I have ZERO idea where this "he got everyone to play hard" is based off of. This team played soft as fuck, Shurmur Soft. This team played just like a Holmgren team plays, soft and uninspired.

F- no doubt. Soft, weak, undisciplined, uninspired running around the field like chickens with their heads cut off, getting plastered all season with one of the easiest schedules in the NFL. The playcalling is a joke and the concept of coaching someone UP is a foreign concept.

I'll play though. Recipe for success: Walk from office to office and fire: Mike Holmgren, Eddie Haskell, Tom Heckert, Patrice Shurmur, Dickless Jauron, Mark Whiffer and Ray "Charles" Rhodes. Afterwards hire a staff that knows what the hell they are doing and runs a system that actually works in the modern NFL. Simple as that.

[hammertime]

Originally Posted by King of Kings

As you'll find Gabe the arguments from the H&H apologists are often contradictory and bounce around all over the place. As an example of that:

1: The Colt's suck but Peyton Manning single-handedly carries them to 14-2. Logic would then dictate that with the right QB any team can post a winning season, right? That you apparently don't need any other talent if you have a good QB.

2: Our QB cannot do what guys like Manning do. But it isn't his fault, he's actually really really good but it is a lack of talent everywhere else. Instead of getting the QB who can post winning seasons on his own we should just twiddle our thumbs and try to improve everything else for a QB who apparently can't make those around him better?

Yeah, I don't get it either. But then again Sez classifies guys like Andrew Luck in the ranks of the Tim Couches, J-Fats, Brady Quinn's, Ryan Leafs, Matt Leinart's and so on while guys like McCoy are the definite keepers.



You're far too kind to Dickless Jauron. His D has been a complete joke all season. Anyone watching the games could EASILY see that everything BUT our 32nd ranked run D were made to look great by.... Our 32nd ranked D. It's not that hard to post nice stats in everything else when everyone runs all over you because your defensive system is a fucking joke and has been your entire failed career in the NFL.



That'd be great! It looks like we're down to one person left in this fanbase still defending this trash, why and how I have no idea. Likewise I have ZERO idea where this "he got everyone to play hard" is based off of. This team played soft as fuck, Shurmur Soft. This team played just like a Holmgren team plays, soft and uninspired.

F- no doubt. Soft, weak, undisciplined, uninspired running around the field like chickens with their heads cut off, getting plastered all season with one of the easiest schedules in the NFL. The playcalling is a joke and the concept of coaching someone UP is a foreign concept.

I'll play though. Recipe for success: Walk from office to office and fire: Mike Holmgren, Eddie Haskell, Tom Heckert, Patrice Shurmur, Dickless Jauron, Mark Whiffer and Ray "Charles" Rhodes. Afterwards hire a staff that knows what the hell they are doing and runs a system that actually works in the modern NFL. Simple as that.

KoK it almost sounds as if your attacking posters because of their opinions...

So far none of us has been dead on with our ideas and opinions.

Nobody states things as absolute unless they are Marty McFly

[King of Kings]

Originally Posted by hammertime

KoK it almost sounds as if your attacking posters because of their opinions...

I am not attacking anyone, merely pointing out the many inconsistencies in the stories being told. We all had to hear over and over and over how the last guy sucked and now we're hearing the guy who replaced him and did worse with more is SO much better with mile wide illogical reaches. I merely point them out.