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Check this out. We are the 7th oldest team in the league.

http://www.phillyvoice.com/ranking-nfl-teams-age/

I think we will need to focus on OL, RB, LB, DT, and CB in the draft.

Need a Greenway replacement
Need starter/depth at DT and doubt Floyd is back
Could see Captain not coming back and worry about Newman being able to keep it up.

Last year was a strong draft for DT's and was disappointed we didn't take a flier in the middle rounds on them and instead went with Beavers and Brothers. I think Morgan, Weatherly, Kearse, and the kid from Germany were good projects to take with good to great upside.
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Speaking of Treadwell

Zimmer says he still has hope for Treadwell

http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2016/12/zimmer-says-still-hope-treadwell/
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bleedspeed177 wrote:Speaking of Treadwell

Zimmer says he still has hope for Treadwell

http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2016/12/zimmer-says-still-hope-treadwell/


Fuck that if they haven't been playing him before the injuries because of route depth issues. There aren't enough practice reps during the year for a second team guy to improve that all that much. He just needs to play more and that will develop. He should have been playing 20-30% of the snaps anyway to adjust to this level of competition. Why is it so hard to sneak in a few series for young guys to get some playing time?
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khans2k5 wrote: Why is it so hard to sneak in a few series for young guys to get some playing time?


I think he is a bust. They are saying the right things, but they will play a guy if he can play. Diggs wasn't held back when given the opportunity. Look at Patterson.
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bleedspeed177 wrote:
khans2k5 wrote: Why is it so hard to sneak in a few series for young guys to get some playing time?


I think he is a bust. They are saying the right things, but they will play a guy if he can play. Diggs wasn't held back when given the opportunity. Look at Patterson.


If they have already given up on him then that should be the last straw for Spielman. Just can't miss in back to back drafts with the most important pick. It's a major reason we haven't been able to overcome these injuries at all. Two first round picks doing nothing is really bad.
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