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<blockquote data-quote="ExpatPacker" data-source="post: 547085" data-attributes="member: 5535"><p>Stepping back from the FA debate, the question I have is this: what will it take have a chance of improving a relatively poor defense from last year?</p><p></p><p>a) Will re-signing important players like Shields, Neal, and immmmm, Raji (cough) + a draft that nabs several promising rookies be enough? </p><p></p><p>b) Do we need some outside help from one or two more veteran FAs that can make an immediate contribution?</p><p></p><p>To answer my own questions, a) is unlikely to lead to a marked improvement, unless perhaps we are lucky about injuries, but what leads us to believe that the injury situation won't occur again? Which leaves me with b), yes we do need some outside help. If TT sits on his hands and doesn't sign anybody good--and I mean a capable starter or two--then the defense likely won't see much improvement next season.</p><p></p><p>Now I agree with many of you that we don't have to sign De Marcus Ware, although that would have been nice, but signing Schlub McOld whose best days are well behind him won't do the trick either. Waiting for the bargain basement deals may work sometimes, yes someone may fall through, but that's more likely to produce nobody worth signing. You end up with Erik Walden and Jeff Saturday more often than not.</p><p></p><p>I'm still waiting for Ted to do something. If he lands nobody on defense of that caliber, I'll be very disappointed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ExpatPacker, post: 547085, member: 5535"] Stepping back from the FA debate, the question I have is this: what will it take have a chance of improving a relatively poor defense from last year? a) Will re-signing important players like Shields, Neal, and immmmm, Raji (cough) + a draft that nabs several promising rookies be enough? b) Do we need some outside help from one or two more veteran FAs that can make an immediate contribution? To answer my own questions, a) is unlikely to lead to a marked improvement, unless perhaps we are lucky about injuries, but what leads us to believe that the injury situation won't occur again? Which leaves me with b), yes we do need some outside help. If TT sits on his hands and doesn't sign anybody good--and I mean a capable starter or two--then the defense likely won't see much improvement next season. Now I agree with many of you that we don't have to sign De Marcus Ware, although that would have been nice, but signing Schlub McOld whose best days are well behind him won't do the trick either. Waiting for the bargain basement deals may work sometimes, yes someone may fall through, but that's more likely to produce nobody worth signing. You end up with Erik Walden and Jeff Saturday more often than not. I'm still waiting for Ted to do something. If he lands nobody on defense of that caliber, I'll be very disappointed. [/QUOTE]
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