As for guys who we should bring back and let go, here are my thoughts:
We should re-sign Jimmy Smith, Josh Bynes, Pernell McPhee, Jihad Ward, Justin Ellis. I honestly think this may be the year we go a bit aggressive in FA. I don’t think we re-sign Judon nor Pierce and I don’t expect Pierce to get what some may think he will on the open market. We’ll be lucky to get a 4th for him Imho and I think we’re more likely to get a 5th. I don’t think Jimmy will have a big market because of other CBs available in FA.
I think it would be best if we signed a FA edge defender like Markus Golden, signed a G like Scherff if he walks or Thuney, sign an ILB like Schobert for the middle of the defense. This is obviously a lot of money with Stanley also needing a deal and Humphrey, but the only pressing guy between them is Stanley atm. I’m not sure if we will do Thuney or Scherff though because of Stanley needing a new deal and how much that would require for OL investment. If we made these moves, our edge defender need would be lessened. We could also sign Dareus if and likely when he’s released from JAX.