Battle to the point immediately! What have we got to lose? Howard and Gillon are liabilities and far less talented than the other starters. I'm not convinced that Battle will not be back. Same for Lydon. Our kids have been leaving ASP but that does not mean that everyone will. Battle is not high profile and we are not likely to get any post season exposure. A lot will depend on how these two perform in their team workouts. We need to prepare Battle for the point for next year and hope that he comes back to work on being a point. Maybe Moyer can play the two? Chewy should not be a starter. He would get eaten alive. Perhaps one of the newbies will be a pleasant surprise, ala Thompson? A lot of 'ifs' but all is not yet lost. However, it is not too early to imagine the abyss.