I was 11 and 5 with tanny I'm now 9-7 think the qb play under cutler is gonna be up and down and be a reason we lose some games. Gase is a plus 2 head coach but this is a lot to overcome before the season even starts. Wheels could fall off the bus if cutler gets hurt unless we are playing 16 games against the jets and bills. We'd be dialing it down considerably in terms of freedom of the qb and ways we go about things.
No matter what happens gase is gonna get a mulligan for the result.
By far scariest thing I see outside of qb attrition is starting nickel lb attrition. We just can't afford to lose either one of those starting nickel backers. Hewitt is such an unknown there right now. Everything else would be a massive eye sore.
Closely related to that is the DT play to help those LB's out. Godchaux may be impressing but it's still expecting a lot from a 5th round rookie. He may be more consistent than Phillips but we needed a huge upgrade to begin with....
How does he do vs some of the better interior linemen he will face in the regular season. They have a lot riding on him as well as Phillips and whoever ends up being the 4th DT.
Do we have anyone that can get off blocks as well as take up an occasional double team? I'm not so sure.