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13 May 2009

ESPN INSIDER: Ten Holes Left Unfilled

Well, that subject line is all grown up now.

As part of ESPN's package today on players on the hotseat, we've looked league-wide and found ten spots that teams left unfilled this offseason.

Posted by: Bill Barnwell on 13 May 2009

10 comments, Last at 04 Jun 2009, 8:07pm by Theo

Comments

1
by hardcore (not verified) :: Wed, 05/13/2009 - 2:39pm

I appreciate the Arrested Development allusion.

2
by Dirty Mind (not verified) :: Wed, 05/13/2009 - 10:18pm

Sounds like the title of the worst adult film ever.

3
by Jimmy :: Fri, 05/15/2009 - 12:54pm

At least it is better than the ten thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire.

4
by CaffeineMan :: Sat, 05/16/2009 - 2:54pm

Pats backup QB spot is the second biggest hole out of any team in the league? It's a hole, no question, but I think this article overstates it a bit.

7
by PantsB (not verified) :: Thu, 05/21/2009 - 3:59pm

Yeah its pretty hard to believe the Patriots backup QB spot is the 2nd biggest glaring hole that wasn't filled with a "*starting-caliber* free agent or a prominent draft pick."

8
by Bill Barnwell :: Sun, 05/24/2009 - 7:31pm

You might consider using this following contextual clue that lists the positions of each of the holes as numbered:

QB
QB
RB
WR
RT
RT
DE
DT
OLB
CB

It's not an ordered list.

9
by Mark S. (not verified) :: Tue, 05/26/2009 - 12:48pm

Also is it really that crazy to think the lack of a capable backup for an age 32 QB coming off major knee surgery (where he suffered a series of post-op setbacks) isn't a potentially large-sized hole?

5
by malene, cph (not verified) :: Sun, 05/17/2009 - 9:14am

that would be 4000 thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire, but yeah.

6
by JasonK :: Sun, 05/17/2009 - 9:45am

Now they know how many holes it takes to fill DeAngelo Hall?

10
by Theo :: Thu, 06/04/2009 - 8:07pm

Maybe they can fill some holes with a zone?

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