It was a great season and I am proud of the effort and team attitude.
This offseason will address the teams biggest weaknesses and hopefully we can come back next year and capture the AFC east again despite the tough schedule.
The biggest glaring weakness is the middle of the offensive line. Smiley had a broken leg and ankle injury and Donald Thomas is coming back from season ending injury. Satele and Allemen are journeyman players.
We dont know how they will perform until recovered and we need to upgrade or existing mediocre players.
We need to draft or aquire 330 lb guards and a bigger mobile center.
These guys need to be athletic big men, and not marshmellows.
With Penny as our QB, he must have a great running game to maximize his ball handling and play-action skills. I believe we should be a team in the 1972 Fins mold, smashmouth rushing attack, play action, smothering D, and great special teams.
Another critical need in this order is nose tackle, playmaker LB's, DT, another DB,and a big fast wide reciever.
Obviously, we probably will not be able to fill all of those needs in one offseason, but the offensive line should come first because they will need a season or two to gell.
The genious of Parcells and Ireland is recognizing talent and knowing when to trade talent for different talent. They have a clear vision of what it takes to win.
The loss to the Ravens was a minor disappointment to me because in the larger picture, we are not ready for prime time.
This offseason will address the teams biggest weaknesses and hopefully we can come back next year and capture the AFC east again despite the tough schedule.
The biggest glaring weakness is the middle of the offensive line. Smiley had a broken leg and ankle injury and Donald Thomas is coming back from season ending injury. Satele and Allemen are journeyman players.
We dont know how they will perform until recovered and we need to upgrade or existing mediocre players.
We need to draft or aquire 330 lb guards and a bigger mobile center.
These guys need to be athletic big men, and not marshmellows.
With Penny as our QB, he must have a great running game to maximize his ball handling and play-action skills. I believe we should be a team in the 1972 Fins mold, smashmouth rushing attack, play action, smothering D, and great special teams.
Another critical need in this order is nose tackle, playmaker LB's, DT, another DB,and a big fast wide reciever.
Obviously, we probably will not be able to fill all of those needs in one offseason, but the offensive line should come first because they will need a season or two to gell.
The genious of Parcells and Ireland is recognizing talent and knowing when to trade talent for different talent. They have a clear vision of what it takes to win.
The loss to the Ravens was a minor disappointment to me because in the larger picture, we are not ready for prime time.