Finsfalife
Quiet Observer
LB, WR, FS, NT
ILB-Crowder and Draft, F.O
OLB-Wake with experience, Taylor or Porter, Draft or F.A
WR-Production went way up, camarillo back healthy, Draft or F.A
FS-Clemons
NT-Solia, Ferg, Mcdaniel-with a rotation Ferg will be good
In other words, in F.A and the Draft we need to find 3 players that can come in and produce. If you assume 2 out of your first 4 draft picks can help, and you add 1 or 2 free agents were in much improved shape. This with the growth our CBs will have (WITH ALLEN BACK), Girbil gone (alot of our pass issues), better TE coverage with ilb, younger at olb. We were near the top of the league in sacks this year. Improving coverage and getting a young olb should help this further.
As far as offense goes. Broken feet are not a torn knee. Ronnie will be back and fine. Like Ricky his body has not had the beating a normal 28 yr old back has had. Ricky and Lex will pitch in with Lex getting more into the act, also lets not forget Cobbs. We found a probowl FB. Hartline,bess, and cam have proven to be effective without a solid threat. Most likely we will get a solid #2 which will help, but if we get lucky and get a #1 watch out. Oline came together after a tough start and will be healthy, Fasano came along after a shaky start and if we can improve on haynos so be it, if not he doesnt kill us. Oh and lets not forget Henne despite the ints, got better and was a rookie. Once he learns consistency and how to focus throughout the game he will be a top 10 qb in this league.
I feel we all underestimate the losses in personnel this year. That being said we still had a chance and to fold these last 2 weeks like we did is unexcusable. But with Allen back our CBs will be one of the best groups in the league. With Ferg taking a lesser role but contributing our Dline will even be better and besides him be very young. A rookie QB who did not go through camp with the required reps a starter needs. And our probowl RB back healthy (atleast until he gets hurt again) the team will automatically be better. With 3 contributing additions at the mentioned weak spots, combined with girbil leaving....we will be 4 wins better.
This being said I too am a realist and am looking at this objectively. I think we will have pains, but with an easier schedual and improved team, anything less than 11-5 or 10-6 is a dissapointment. We do have holes. But holes that are transparent to everyone and holes at key positions that magnify them to those around them. Plug them with capable above avg players and everyone around them gets better, because they can worry about their job alone and not bailing people out.
ILB-Crowder and Draft, F.O
OLB-Wake with experience, Taylor or Porter, Draft or F.A
WR-Production went way up, camarillo back healthy, Draft or F.A
FS-Clemons
NT-Solia, Ferg, Mcdaniel-with a rotation Ferg will be good
In other words, in F.A and the Draft we need to find 3 players that can come in and produce. If you assume 2 out of your first 4 draft picks can help, and you add 1 or 2 free agents were in much improved shape. This with the growth our CBs will have (WITH ALLEN BACK), Girbil gone (alot of our pass issues), better TE coverage with ilb, younger at olb. We were near the top of the league in sacks this year. Improving coverage and getting a young olb should help this further.
As far as offense goes. Broken feet are not a torn knee. Ronnie will be back and fine. Like Ricky his body has not had the beating a normal 28 yr old back has had. Ricky and Lex will pitch in with Lex getting more into the act, also lets not forget Cobbs. We found a probowl FB. Hartline,bess, and cam have proven to be effective without a solid threat. Most likely we will get a solid #2 which will help, but if we get lucky and get a #1 watch out. Oline came together after a tough start and will be healthy, Fasano came along after a shaky start and if we can improve on haynos so be it, if not he doesnt kill us. Oh and lets not forget Henne despite the ints, got better and was a rookie. Once he learns consistency and how to focus throughout the game he will be a top 10 qb in this league.
I feel we all underestimate the losses in personnel this year. That being said we still had a chance and to fold these last 2 weeks like we did is unexcusable. But with Allen back our CBs will be one of the best groups in the league. With Ferg taking a lesser role but contributing our Dline will even be better and besides him be very young. A rookie QB who did not go through camp with the required reps a starter needs. And our probowl RB back healthy (atleast until he gets hurt again) the team will automatically be better. With 3 contributing additions at the mentioned weak spots, combined with girbil leaving....we will be 4 wins better.
This being said I too am a realist and am looking at this objectively. I think we will have pains, but with an easier schedual and improved team, anything less than 11-5 or 10-6 is a dissapointment. We do have holes. But holes that are transparent to everyone and holes at key positions that magnify them to those around them. Plug them with capable above avg players and everyone around them gets better, because they can worry about their job alone and not bailing people out.
