Well, we've seen this team do quite well against two formidable opponents. As skeptical as many of us were to start the season, we're starting to believe in this team. The P-word is not out of the question...of course, we have to take it one week at a time and enjoy the W's. But if you're Bill Parcells and Jeff Ireland, after watching a team with mediocre talent gel this way, after watching what the veteran leadership and mistake-free football from Chad Pennington has done, the way that the single-wing has breathed life into this offense, how can you not be tempted to add an offensive or defensive weapon before the trade deadline?
Again, I'm not sold just yet, but I'm starting to think we can make a playoff run - our division is fairly open and our schedule is good as long as we don't lose focus. We have shown we can beat teams with more talent by playing disciplined, mistake-free football. Adding a Roy Williams or someone to shore up the secondary (Lito?) would be pretty big. I'm not saying screw ourselves over with a crap trade for an aging and overpaid star player. But if we're looking at someone like Roy for next year anyways, let's get this done and either shore up that WR corps or the secondary with a young player who'd probably be better than what we'd get in the 2nd round next year. Those are our two big glaring weaknesses at the moment.
Our WRs have done an amazing job with the amount of talent they have - Camarillo is overacheiving, and Bess is contributing (though his fumble nearly cost us the game). Ginn is showing up here and there and would be a phenomenal #2, just not a good #1. The addition of Williams would be HUGE.
Y. Bell played lights-out today, but the secondary almost got toasted on two huge plays. Goodman got schooled on that long catch by Jackson, and V.J. was wide open for that other bomb that would have tied it, except it was overthrown by Rivers. We get another quality corner to play opposite Allen and we're in business. I don't know who that would be, as Lito is probably the only decent one who's on the trading block.
This team has a lot of holes, nobody is denying that. But they are playing with incredible fire and heart (especially the defense), and I really feel like the addition of either a dangerous WR or quality corner would make this already-fantastic season even better.
Again, I'm not sold just yet, but I'm starting to think we can make a playoff run - our division is fairly open and our schedule is good as long as we don't lose focus. We have shown we can beat teams with more talent by playing disciplined, mistake-free football. Adding a Roy Williams or someone to shore up the secondary (Lito?) would be pretty big. I'm not saying screw ourselves over with a crap trade for an aging and overpaid star player. But if we're looking at someone like Roy for next year anyways, let's get this done and either shore up that WR corps or the secondary with a young player who'd probably be better than what we'd get in the 2nd round next year. Those are our two big glaring weaknesses at the moment.
Our WRs have done an amazing job with the amount of talent they have - Camarillo is overacheiving, and Bess is contributing (though his fumble nearly cost us the game). Ginn is showing up here and there and would be a phenomenal #2, just not a good #1. The addition of Williams would be HUGE.
Y. Bell played lights-out today, but the secondary almost got toasted on two huge plays. Goodman got schooled on that long catch by Jackson, and V.J. was wide open for that other bomb that would have tied it, except it was overthrown by Rivers. We get another quality corner to play opposite Allen and we're in business. I don't know who that would be, as Lito is probably the only decent one who's on the trading block.
This team has a lot of holes, nobody is denying that. But they are playing with incredible fire and heart (especially the defense), and I really feel like the addition of either a dangerous WR or quality corner would make this already-fantastic season even better.
