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Gotta disagree with you there. Weddle and Huff are FSs and we need a SS to compete against/replace Hope. Dawan Landry and Donte Whitner are the best FA prospects (assuming they're eligible under new CBA).

With the league becoming such a pass dominate system I don't see it as being a bad thing to have a two free safety capable system. Our goal is to get bigger on the front seven to stop the run. I think we could do very well with Huff and Griffen in the secondary.

I have the feeling someone will overpay for Huff and the Titans will be out of it. For me it's either Weddle or restructure Hope. At this point, change sounds good just because Hope has really shown his age, but Huff has plenty of faults of his own.

I have a strong feeling that we'll be picking a Safety in the first or second round next year.

As Terry pointed out elsewhere, MR has not been a player in FA to date during his tenure, so it shouldn't surprise the fans if Weddle and Landry are long gone before he sorts out any business at the position. Also, I don't think Weddle is stout enough to play SS, especially in our division. I'm just hoping that those two guys are considered the marquee names at S when FA does finally open up, and Donte Whitner slips under the radar for a reasonable deal to us. Failing that I guess we could kick the tires on Atari Bigby to at least provide some competition for Hope in Training Camp.

Whitner had 140 tackles last year (!!!). If he missed tackles it's probably because he was exhausted! And, being a native WNY-er, I don't think I'd take most Bills' fans opinions as writ. They've gone from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows, or nearabout (in both instances). They're a bit on the jaded side these days.

I'm also quite skeptical of Weddle's ability to seamlessly transition to an in-the-box safety, either tackling the like of MJD or covering any TEs in our division.

So what's your take on Whitner? Or Bigby? Or do they wait it out and prioritize that in the first two days next draft?

I think Landry and Huff are probably the cream of the crop of Ss available. Huff is coming off a pro bowl season. So I'm not really sure MR's strategy of waiting and taking a 2nd tier guy eliminates a guy like Weddle from consideration. We are talking about a S here and not a CB or DE so I doubt any of these guys will get a mega contract. If we want a guy who is more of a SS type Bigby and Roman Harper are certainly possibilities. But we certainly don't want a guy who can't cover well. We need someone who is well rounded and can both tackle and cover.

The issue I have is we need to get a guy who is a legit upgrade. If we get to cute and cheap we end up with a marginal player that isn't much better than Hope. How does that improve the defense? What have we gained?
As far as Weddle being stout enough to play in "our division" keep in mind that except for the Jags the Colts and Texans have pretty good passing games. Our issues of concern IMO had more to do with RBs and TEs catching passes (TEs have career days against us). The issue with beefing up the middle of the defense is already being addressed so that should help the run defense. As long as we have Ss who can tackle well enough to stop a RB from going 80 yards if they do get through the LOS we will be OK. I'd love to get Landry or even Huff but IMO those are the guys who will get the big contracts early. IMO Huff isn't worthy. If MR wanted to break the mold of picking guys off the discount rack Landry is the guy I'd go after.

Exactly. And don't forget Owen Daniels, coming back this year. Weddle is overrated because of the defense/team in which he plays. I don't see him as a fit in TN at all. Weddle isn't gonna cover the TEs in our division (and they ARE STRONG).

Weddle would be a horrible waste of money. End of. He's not capable of covering or even tackling the TEs in the AFC South.

I agree with you on Weddle.

I loved Weddle coming out of college, and he's done nothing to change my opinion of him. Think he would be a good add for almost any team.