O line cohesion, needs a lot of attention.
What are your biggest concerns with current roster?
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I’m getting more an Andre Branch vibe to it.
Sherif
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There are lots of concerns on this team, lots of lagit concerns here. Even at RB Jordan Howard only had 510 yrds and 6 TD's last year. Ballage will likely be our best performer. Breida 2 TDs 465 yds. Laird and Gasking round it out. Some of those may end up on the practice squad, this will not even going be a mediocre rushing attack in 2020. The 6 wins Vegas gives us this year is about right.
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I actually thought our LB group may be one of the biggest upgrades we did. Kyle Van Noy is a premier hybrid LB, Elandon Roberts is a good depth piece, Vince Biegel slides into a situational/back up role he was solid last year, Kamu Grugier Hill becomes our special teams dynamo, then you have Raekwon, Jerome, and Van Ginkel who should all improve in year 2 of the defense
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I think we are adding a lot of solid pieces via the Draft, getting the QB will and always will be the biggest factor, but I also worry that we have added a lot of "ok" players in Free Agency. The team went from having a god awful roster to an OK roster. O-line is going to be a concern, but I do like that they are throwing a ton of resources at the unit to see what sticks. If you continue to do that, you should be able to have a good group of 5 and a few solid depth options. I'm not overly concerned with the skill positions. RB group has improved and the WR group is fine, the biggest issue was getting the guys up front to protect Messiah. Getting the group to gel and to be better then last year will be extremely important.
Indeed...when I look at this kids age, the situation he was in, and his physical skills?
I like the pick!
Ill be honest I completely forgot about the addition of Van Noy
- I just look at the LB'ers and see a lot of depth players and no STUD! Really we should be greatly improved on D as a whole but we need to see the season play out and I am hopeful my concerns with that group will evaporate going into next season.
I think we could trade McCain to a cb needy team. a nickel needy team only
For me it's all about Chan Gailey. It's not 1980 anymore and his assistants are not on anyone's radar as up and coming talent.
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Yeah I mean Jerome Baker is kind of the wild card. I’m really high on him I think he has Probowl potential. He just needs to settle down a little bit and be able to play in space and not get swallowed up by blockers. Last year they experimented with him in some of the hybrid roles. Now that we have Van Noy to do that I think it will allow Baker to thrive in his role. Similar to how last year Raekwon Thrived when the coaches just let him play down hill as a 2 down thumper. I feel like our LB Corp has a lot of role specific players which meshes well with a good schemeIll be honest I completely forgot about the addition of Van Noy
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Our safeties are brutal.
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My biggest concerns/needs heading forward
1 - FS - It looks like Brandon Jones will be starting there next year which could lead to some troubles, as he is a rookie. I expect Jones to be a starting caliber FS by at least 2021 2022
2 - RT - Jesse Davis is a very below average starting Tackle, what I’m hoping is that we sign Warford and hopefully Hunt is ready to go at starting RT week 1.
3 - WR - Williams and Parker are great but that’s really all we got, not too mention they are both injury prone, if even one of them gets injured again then are WR Core is super weak. We need to stock up on good wide receivers in 2021 draft
4 - TE - Gesecki isn’t really a real tight end, he’s great at pass catching but he can’t block very well. And I just don’t trust Smythe I can’t even remember him on the field last year
5 - ILB - This isn’t really too much of a concern but I would like a real stud MLB someone like Jaylon Smith.
1 - FS - It looks like Brandon Jones will be starting there next year which could lead to some troubles, as he is a rookie. I expect Jones to be a starting caliber FS by at least 2021 2022
2 - RT - Jesse Davis is a very below average starting Tackle, what I’m hoping is that we sign Warford and hopefully Hunt is ready to go at starting RT week 1.
3 - WR - Williams and Parker are great but that’s really all we got, not too mention they are both injury prone, if even one of them gets injured again then are WR Core is super weak. We need to stock up on good wide receivers in 2021 draft
4 - TE - Gesecki isn’t really a real tight end, he’s great at pass catching but he can’t block very well. And I just don’t trust Smythe I can’t even remember him on the field last year
5 - ILB - This isn’t really too much of a concern but I would like a real stud MLB someone like Jaylon Smith.
after playing last year with 40 UDFAs, I’m not concerned.
worst case scenario this throws a new learning experience to Tua. You likely won’t have much miscommunication between Gailey and Fitzpatrick, so this will definitely be the most mature football team we’ve had in many years (probably since Pennington).
Whether we are good or bad, this is going to help Tua grow as a player.
Honestly?
The fans and local beat writers.
If we experience any growing pains, Armando and the other idiots will push all the little rage buttons, (like he did when he claimed we were tanking in December of 2018!) and activate the fanbase's collective insanity, which could be a major distraction. And that distraction, could add to the growing pains, which just creates this vicious cycle that feeds itself.
The fans and local beat writers.
If we experience any growing pains, Armando and the other idiots will push all the little rage buttons, (like he did when he claimed we were tanking in December of 2018!) and activate the fanbase's collective insanity, which could be a major distraction. And that distraction, could add to the growing pains, which just creates this vicious cycle that feeds itself.