If I hear one more time how people are panicking about our depth (RB, WR, LB, etc.) I'm going to fling myself into a pit of radioactive, albino, cross-dressing, alligators, who happen to love snacking on slightly overweight 32 year olds.
Seroiusly though, depth is a tricky issue, but before we throw up the white flag and surrender our season, let's take a real look at the issue.
The Patriots are notorius for "exceptional" depth, at most positions over the past 5 years. I ask you, though, do they really have better players than everyone else (not included in this discussion is Tom Brady, who is better than everyone else) or do they have a better system. The last time they won the SB, their nickelback was an old WR, who played there because of injuries. Who would you rather have, him or anyone of the guys on our current depth chart for CB?
How about the Pats linebackers? Not one of them would be a star on any other team. Tedy Bruschi was never considered anything special, till he played in this current system and name any other LB that could be the star of their defense on another team. Fine, we don't have a big name pro-bowler at every LB spot or waitng in depth, BUT WHO THE HELL DOES?
Running back. Oy-vey. Look people, what we had last year was an anomoly. We were lucky. Hopefully, we'll have it next year. How many other teams boast that kind of talent at the first two RB spots? Virtually none. Ok you say the Steelers had that with Willie Parker and Jerome Bettis, I say the Seahawks have only Shaun Alexander. Ok, you say Pittsburgh won the Superbowl and Seattle didn't, I say was the rushing game really the difference in that game?
Denver is Captain Running Back Maker, and yet outside of Clinton Portis who is a special talent, none of these other rushers seem to make it on other teams. You think Sammy Morris is an iffy backup. I'd bet the farm he'd get 1000 yards as Denver's featured back.
The point of all this is to say, I don't think OUR depth is any more of a concern this year, than it is for any other team in any other year. In fact, I would argue that our team has significantly better depth than it has in quite some time. Because now we have a coaching staff who targets players that fit the system instead of fantasy football boards, just like another team in our division.
So please, I'm begging, stop, "The season is falling! The season is falling!", because I don't want to die.
Seroiusly though, depth is a tricky issue, but before we throw up the white flag and surrender our season, let's take a real look at the issue.
The Patriots are notorius for "exceptional" depth, at most positions over the past 5 years. I ask you, though, do they really have better players than everyone else (not included in this discussion is Tom Brady, who is better than everyone else) or do they have a better system. The last time they won the SB, their nickelback was an old WR, who played there because of injuries. Who would you rather have, him or anyone of the guys on our current depth chart for CB?
How about the Pats linebackers? Not one of them would be a star on any other team. Tedy Bruschi was never considered anything special, till he played in this current system and name any other LB that could be the star of their defense on another team. Fine, we don't have a big name pro-bowler at every LB spot or waitng in depth, BUT WHO THE HELL DOES?
Running back. Oy-vey. Look people, what we had last year was an anomoly. We were lucky. Hopefully, we'll have it next year. How many other teams boast that kind of talent at the first two RB spots? Virtually none. Ok you say the Steelers had that with Willie Parker and Jerome Bettis, I say the Seahawks have only Shaun Alexander. Ok, you say Pittsburgh won the Superbowl and Seattle didn't, I say was the rushing game really the difference in that game?
Denver is Captain Running Back Maker, and yet outside of Clinton Portis who is a special talent, none of these other rushers seem to make it on other teams. You think Sammy Morris is an iffy backup. I'd bet the farm he'd get 1000 yards as Denver's featured back.
The point of all this is to say, I don't think OUR depth is any more of a concern this year, than it is for any other team in any other year. In fact, I would argue that our team has significantly better depth than it has in quite some time. Because now we have a coaching staff who targets players that fit the system instead of fantasy football boards, just like another team in our division.
So please, I'm begging, stop, "The season is falling! The season is falling!", because I don't want to die.
