How many players away are we?

[masterfins]

^^^^ I would guess because he isn't under contract and they made no attempt to sign him. Usually you wouldn't let the season end before you re-signed a player you wanted to keep.

For the record this is also the same position they are in with Ronnie.

^^ Yup.

Okay, I'll accept that.  But please don't let all the other members on here that think Thigpen is the best thing since sliced bread know that.

[BigDaddyFin]

I'm gonna say less than 10 and you guys will see my reasoning below.

1.  Defensive End.  This is on here mostly because Odrick spent the season injured.  He might be the answer, he might be half the answer if we draft one for the other side. 

2.  Nose Tackle.  We got by on this last year, but I still think we should draft one.
3.  Corner.  Need 1 more.
4.  Inside linebacker.  Don't think much of Crowder in pass coverage.
5.  Wide reciever- Need one more, preferably somebody who can play outside and fly.  Bess and Hartline are plenty as slot recievers and in extra WR sets.
6.  We need a couple guards who will last a whole season.
7.  I'd draft a tackle in case Carey doesn't stick around.
8.  RB.  It's time to ditch Ronnie and Ricky.
9.  We've got a case of Bi-Polar Quarterback still.  If that doesn't shake out, you need one of those too.

That's somewhere between 8 and 10 players.

[Dolarltexas]

The needs as I see them in order of most needed:  1st QB,  2nd Speedy Wide Receiver, 3rd  Speedy RB, 4th Interior Offensive Line,  5th Inside LB who can cover receivers, 6th Nose tackle, 7th Corner or Safety who actually catch the ball. 

The only good thing about our needing so much help is that we should be able to improve on at least one of our weak spots in virtually every round of the draft.  I doubt a quality qb will fall to the 15th spot, but surely we can improve somewhere.  Other than the terrible quarterbacking, the thing that bothered me the most is just how slow this team is. Our running backs and receivers don't scare anybody, and Channing Crowder can't cover anyone.  Finally, is it too much to ask that the secondary actually make a catch every once in a while?