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First off coaching. Imo Wanny was a good football coach, he just was not good at managing his players and was stubborn in his philosophy. Now we have Saban, a major improvement over Wanny. Saban is a smart tough coach who demands perfection as well as effort but more importantly knows how to get players to achieve it. He has a track record of creating dominant teams, and during his hiring he was referred to as a top 5 coach in the country. Major Improvement.
QB's. Imo the only thing we gained here is experience. What Feeley gained last season is just what he needed to get his chance to be successful. Feeley's experience from last season along with a supporting cast should give Feeley enough not to lose us the game. All we can really expect from him. Little Improvement.
Running Backs. Last year we were relying on a scat back (Travis Minor) and a Fullback (Sammy Morris) to carry the load. This year we have Ricky Williams and Auburn Standout Ronnie Brown who was the Second pick in the 2005 NFL draft :eek: . Their backups are either the starters from last season or Kay jay Harris and Lamar Gordan. Major improvement.
WR. Only key addition is Boston. This group is loaded with talent and was Imo subject to terrible QB and O-line play. Put this group with Tom Brady and NE's O-line and you've got a top 3 receiving corps in the NFL. Not a whole lot of additions were needed here. Little to no Improvement (However didn't need it.)
O-line. The biggest improvement lies in the coach. Hudson Houch who has a reputation for taking crappy O-lines like ours and turning them into one of the top units in the NFL is now in control. Our O-line was like a sailboat on dry land. All the talent was there, Now it's Hudson's job to push it into the water. Stockar McDougal is the only addition worth mentioning as he will compete for the RT spot. Average improvement.
D-line. Even though we lack gigantic interior lineman, we still managed to improve this area. Kevin Carter (Nuff said), Vonnie Holliday, Keith Trailor, Manny Wright (Immature USC standout) Matt Roth (Iowa Standout)! I know Wright can not be counted on this year and Trailor's best days are behind him. But it is safe to say this unit has been significantly upgraded. Big improvement.
LB's. Florida standout Channing Crowder WILL be a good player in the NFL IF he can stay healthy. Donnie Spragan, still fairly young and coming off of his best year in Denver with 67 total tackles. Not great by any means but not to shabby either. Seau will be back and if he can stay healthy, he will provide an situational spark and leadership. Jason Glenn, solid depth. Zach Thomas will no longer be our only standout LB. Big improvement here.
Secondary. Imo this is the only position that suffered during the offseason. Will Poole, Surtain, Knight, Freeman. :cry: . However, Travis Daniels is playing for old coach Nick Saban in a familiar system. Mario Edwards was added for depth after starting last year for TB. Shulters will take the starting FS job to replace Freeman. Tebuckey Jones did well in NE during their first super bowl run, but under achieved as a Saint. He will most likely take the SS job. No improvement here. Side Note- New England was not exactly loaded at CB last year but they managed to get by some how.
Imo We made some great improvements this offseason. The biggest improvement is in our coaching. Why I wrote all this crap....I don't know. I was running this afternoon and I was going over all of our key additions in my brain then I realized.....We might be O.K this year. Just thought I'd share.
QB's. Imo the only thing we gained here is experience. What Feeley gained last season is just what he needed to get his chance to be successful. Feeley's experience from last season along with a supporting cast should give Feeley enough not to lose us the game. All we can really expect from him. Little Improvement.
Running Backs. Last year we were relying on a scat back (Travis Minor) and a Fullback (Sammy Morris) to carry the load. This year we have Ricky Williams and Auburn Standout Ronnie Brown who was the Second pick in the 2005 NFL draft :eek: . Their backups are either the starters from last season or Kay jay Harris and Lamar Gordan. Major improvement.
WR. Only key addition is Boston. This group is loaded with talent and was Imo subject to terrible QB and O-line play. Put this group with Tom Brady and NE's O-line and you've got a top 3 receiving corps in the NFL. Not a whole lot of additions were needed here. Little to no Improvement (However didn't need it.)
O-line. The biggest improvement lies in the coach. Hudson Houch who has a reputation for taking crappy O-lines like ours and turning them into one of the top units in the NFL is now in control. Our O-line was like a sailboat on dry land. All the talent was there, Now it's Hudson's job to push it into the water. Stockar McDougal is the only addition worth mentioning as he will compete for the RT spot. Average improvement.
D-line. Even though we lack gigantic interior lineman, we still managed to improve this area. Kevin Carter (Nuff said), Vonnie Holliday, Keith Trailor, Manny Wright (Immature USC standout) Matt Roth (Iowa Standout)! I know Wright can not be counted on this year and Trailor's best days are behind him. But it is safe to say this unit has been significantly upgraded. Big improvement.
LB's. Florida standout Channing Crowder WILL be a good player in the NFL IF he can stay healthy. Donnie Spragan, still fairly young and coming off of his best year in Denver with 67 total tackles. Not great by any means but not to shabby either. Seau will be back and if he can stay healthy, he will provide an situational spark and leadership. Jason Glenn, solid depth. Zach Thomas will no longer be our only standout LB. Big improvement here.
Secondary. Imo this is the only position that suffered during the offseason. Will Poole, Surtain, Knight, Freeman. :cry: . However, Travis Daniels is playing for old coach Nick Saban in a familiar system. Mario Edwards was added for depth after starting last year for TB. Shulters will take the starting FS job to replace Freeman. Tebuckey Jones did well in NE during their first super bowl run, but under achieved as a Saint. He will most likely take the SS job. No improvement here. Side Note- New England was not exactly loaded at CB last year but they managed to get by some how.
Imo We made some great improvements this offseason. The biggest improvement is in our coaching. Why I wrote all this crap....I don't know. I was running this afternoon and I was going over all of our key additions in my brain then I realized.....We might be O.K this year. Just thought I'd share.
