I conducted a little experiment in bust avoidance. The results were inconclusive.
1.19 WLB James Dial Vol: 74 +8/-10 Now 44/75
He will still be pressed into service in nickel packages because the incumbents are so bad.
1.22 MLB Michael Gatlin Vol: 34 +11/+3 Now 49/91
A big improvement over the incumbent. Still too slow to help in coverage.
2.7 WR Matthew Toney Vol: 100 +1/-22 Now 34/55
Sigh. Any attempt to get faster gets rebuffed big time. He wasn't even that fast!
3.6 WR David Barfield Vol: 100 +5/+3 Now 49/92
I still have a big speed problem. While I appreciate this, I really, really needed to get faster.
4.7 LT Michael Cobbs Vol: 16 +1/-1 Now 40/73
A depth piece on the offensive line. His run blocking will help me, but his limited strength will hurt me.
4.24 SLB David Stewart Vol: 84 +3/-8 Now 30/52
His coverage skills are so sad that he will probably be forced to DE at some point.
4.32 SS Miguel Grover Vol: 62 +6/-4 Now 43/63
I will probably have to move him back to FS because his M2M took such a nasty hit.
I still need help at CB, but it just wasn't there. I am being forced into a grind-it-out style by the lack of speed, but so be it.