Needs through free agency and draft: 1. Additional pass rusher 2. Additional interior run stuffer, if they can provide inside pass rush all the better, but might be two guys here that alternate on down situation 3. Weak outside linebacker (Need another young, fast stud from draft to go along with Wag and Wright...Hill is done) 4. Legitimate #1 receiver or one that can compliment our existing guys with stretch ability and ability to get separation when RW extends the play... Everything else is set. I think Lane or Maxwell will step up and take over nickle DB and replace Trufant, he is done...

That's pretty solid from the interior. Not Warren Sapp numbers maybe but I'll take it, especially from a run stuffer. Take that 18 mil cap space and go after Starks and Kruger, which would significantly upgrade both the run defense and the pass rush (and both are already pretty good) and see the Hawks cake walk their way to the Super Bowl.

As much good stuff as he brings to the defense, he also creates the problem of putting a limit on how good the pass rush can be. Since he plays DE, the primary position you get pressure and sacks from in the 4-3, the Hawks have to improvise and work around him to get guys in there who can pressure the QB. So they need to get more from other positions like DT to compensate, more so than other teams do. Maybe that's where someone like Starks comes in. They don't necessarily need a 10-sack per season DT in there but at least something above average from the interior like DT and MLB and guys like that. Maybe Starks fits that need.

I'm of the belief it's time to move Red inside where i beleive once his foot problem is fixed up he will be a stud DT that can apply pressure from the inside while keeping his dominating run defense and his incredible pass and kick blocking. Move up in the draft by packageing Matt Flynn and perhaps a 5th round pick to swap picks with Buffalo or N.Y.Jets at 8 or 9 and Draft Missouri's 3 tech DT Sheldon Richardson to play Red's old left defensive end spot, he fits that spot perfectly (fastest D-Lineman in the draft at 6'5" 295 lbs. Go after Dwight Freeny or Osi Umenyiora to play Clems spot until he's back and supply depth. 2nd round pick Select NCS's 6'2" 197 LB CB David Amerson, move Brandon Browner to nickle where his size and strength watchs up with some of this era's dynamic TE's, also it inimize's the problem of Browner trying to cover smaller more agile receivers in man coverage. Add a back up OT preferably with experience say a Max Starks Pit or a Tyler Polumbus Wash, Draft a OLB like Jamie Collins from Souther Miss in the 3rd. O yhea UFA Darrly Tapp from Philly would be an awesome utility defensive lineman.