The players still available at key positions for Patriots

The Patriots came into the off-season with needs on the defensive line, secondary, offensive line and wide receiver. They've made signings in all of those areas except for the defensive line.

Two of those four areas have been pretty well taken care of.

In the secondary, they've taken strides to at least keep the status quo with the re-signings of Aqib Talib and Kyle Arrington and also by bringing in Adrian Wilson to replace Patrick Chung. On the offensive line, they've re-signed Sebastian Vollmer and brought on Will Svitek to shore up the tackle spot, however they still need a guard to replace Donald Thomas as a backup after he signed with Indianapolis.

The two areas that still remain a concern are the defensive line and wide receiver position. In my opinion, the Patriots need to sign either Dwight Freeney or John Abraham as sub-rushers to help their porous pass rush. They should also look to build depth by signing Vaughn Martin, Sione Pouha or Tommy Kelly.

The Wide Receiver corps is still looking thing however. The Patriots signing of Donald Jones and Danny Amendola might help the loss of Wes Welker a little bit, but it still remains a position of need. The Patriots had Emmanuel Sanders in for a visit, and could offer him a deal that Pittsburgh wouldn't be able to match - giving up a third round pick in the process. Some other solutions could involve them turning their attention to re-signing Brandon Lloyd at a reduced rate, bringing back Julian Edelman or even making a run at Chargers' receiver Danario Alexander.

The cornerback and receiver positions have some of the most talent left. Other than the wide receivers mentioned above, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Laurent Robinson, Ramses Barden and Devery Henderson are some names that could help fill out the Patriots wide receiver depth chart.

As far as cornerbacks, both Brent Grimes and Quentin Jammer were on my list of top five free-agent corners the Patriots could sign. Though I saw Jammer as more of a player that could transition to safety, so the Adrian Wilson signing makes that a moot pint. DeAngelo Hall and Rashean Mathis are some other bigger names that haven't gotten a lot of traction.

So, there's my take on what's left at the Patriots key need positions. Here's a look at the list, info taken from Rotoworld:

Wide Receivers

Victor Cruz (RFA, First-Round Tender)
Danario Alexander (RFA, Originial-Pick Tender)
Emmanuel Sanders (RFA, Original-Pick Tender)
Brandon Lloyd
Julian Edelman
Darrius Heyward-Bey
Laurent Robinson
Randy Moss
Braylon Edwards
Austin Collie
Josh Cribbs
Domenik Hixon
Ramses Barden
Jabar Gaffney
Brandon Stokley
Steve Breaston
Titus Young
Mohamed Massaquoi
David Nelson
Kevin Walter
Mark Clayton
Donte' Stallworth
Devery Henderson
Michael Jenkins
Derek Hagan
Early Doucet
Terrell Owens
Chaz Schilens
Sammie Stroughter
Steve Smith (STL)
Devin Aromashodu
Chad Johnson
Deion Branch
Adrian Arrington
Jason Hill
Greg Camarillo
Roscoe Parrish
Big Mike Williams
Lee Evans
Micheal Spurlock
Brandon Banks
Mike Sims-Walker
Ruvell Martin
Legedu Naanee

Defensive Ends

John Abraham
Osi Umenyiora (expected to sign with Atlanta)
Israel Idonije
Dwight Freeney
Andre Carter
Kenyon Coleman
Juqua Parker
Darryl Tapp
Kyle Vanden Bosch
Ray Edwards
Lawrence Jackson
Kyle Moore
Jonathan Fanene
Antwan Applewhite
Vaughn Martin
Trevor Scott
George Selvie
Dave Tollefson
Matt Roth
Jarius Wynn
Antwan Odom
Derrick Harvey

Defensive Tackles

Richard Seymour
Corey Williams
Sen'Derrick Marks
Sione Pouha
Spencer Johnson
Casey Hampton
Tommy Kelly
Mike Patterson
Rocky Bernard
Shaun Cody
Derek Landri
Tony McDaniel
Alan Branch
Sedrick Ellis
Maake Kemoeatu
Ron Edwards
Leger Douzable
Antonio Johnson
Justin Bannan
Trevor Laws
Amobi Okoye
Matt Toeaina
Andre Neblett
Vonnie Holliday
Marcus Thomas
Ty Warren
Albert Haynesworth
Nick Eason

Rush Linebackers

James Harrison
Shaun Phillips
Victor Butler
Bryan Thomas
Calvin Pace
Travis LaBoy
Chris Wilson
Frank Zombo
Jamaal Westerman

Cornerbacks

Brent Grimes
Nnamdi Asomugha (expected to sign with either New Orleans or San Francisco)
Antoine Winfield
Mike Jenkins
Sheldon Brown
Quentin Jammer
Tracy Porter
Terence Newman
DeAngelo Hall
Rashean Mathis
Jacob Lacey
Joselio Hanson
Terrence McGee
Stanford Routt
Marcus Trufant
Leigh Bodden
Shawntae Spencer
William Middleton
Pat Lee
Cedric Griffin
Michael Adams
Ryan Mouton
Michael Coe
Drew Coleman
Alphonso Smith
Chris Carr

Safeties

Ronde Barber
Kerry Rhodes
Charles Woodson
Quintin Mikell
Nate Clements
Jim Leonhard
Abram Elam
Sherrod Martin
Corey Lynch
Dawan Landry
Jordan Babineaux
Eric Smith
Gerald Sensabaugh
Atari Bigby
Madieu Williams
Chris Crocker
O.J. Atogwe
Matt Giordano
Brodney Pool
Gibril Wilson
Deon Grant
Melvin Bullitt
Erik Coleman