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[Joshua]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

That all leads to a good point. Who do you want to throw money at with our system and our schemes? Priority-wise, it looks like this:

1) J.J. Watt
2) Duane Brown
3) Andre Johnson
4) Jonathan Joseph
5) Brian Cushing
6) Arian Foster
7) Matt Schaub
8) Antonio Smith

But, in a few years, that list may look way different. I know some people will ask why I have Foster and Schaub so low and the reason I do is that I think Kubiak's system allows them to look better than they are whereas A.J., especially in his prime, would produce in any system.

We're going to want to have money available when Watt is eligible for a raise and we can't do that if we dole that out to the James Caseys and Glover Quins. I liked all three players we lost but they are replaceable.

Mercilus will definitely need to step up next year and we will also need to see the Brooks Reed we saw in 2012 for the defense to reach their potential.

Judging from all the conversations I've heard, whether in person or on messageboards, radio, etc., I don't think you need to lose any sleep over people thinking you ranked Schaub too low.