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Post by respecttheprocess on Dec 5, 2024 22:55:11 GMT -7
If you had to pick…what would it be?
1) QB
2) RB
3) WRs
4) TEs
5) OL
6) Kicker
7) Punter
8) Special Teams
9) DL
11) ILBS
12) OLBS
13) CBs
14) Safeties
15) Head Coach
16) OC
17) DC
We are 6-6…but I feel our record should be better! When I look at the above listed categories I feel a case can be made that each one has performed a little better this year than last year and some perhaps better than expected. But…perhaps a few have not performed as well as we expected…or as good as we need. When you’re 500…the fact is we need more from everybody…coaches included. It’s easy to lay the blame on the QB. They get too much credit when we win and too much blame when we lose. But JG has changed the culture into a team that can compete and play with most teams in the NFL. But we need more. To be in the playoff hunt in December is what we have wanted for a very long time. To me…if we fall short…no pun intended…the reason will be obvious when evaluating the above categories fairly and objectively…because the tape from these next (5) games and who gives more under the pressure of them will be obvious….as well as what holds us back if we don’t make it.
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Post by End Zone on Dec 6, 2024 3:33:37 GMT -7
If you had to pick…what would it be? 1) QB 2) RB 3) WRs 4) TEs 5) OL 6) Kicker 7) Punter 8) Special Teams 9) DL 11) ILBS 12) OLBS 13) CBs 14) Safeties 15) Head Coach 16) OC 17) DC We are 6-6…but I feel our record should be better! When I look at the above listed categories I feel a case can be made that each one has performed a little better this year than last year and some perhaps better than expected. But…perhaps a few have not performed as well as we expected…or as good as we need. When you’re 500…the fact is we need more from everybody…coaches included. It’s easy to lay the blame on the QB. They get too much credit when we win and too much blame when we lose. But JG has changed the culture into a team that can compete and play with most teams in the NFL. But we need more. To be in the playoff hunt in December is what we have wanted for a very long time. To me…if we fall short…no pun intended…the reason will be obvious when evaluating the above categories fairly and objectively…because the tape from these next (5) games and who gives more under the pressure of them will be obvious….as well as what holds us back if we don’t make it. 1) QB 9) DL - Edge 13) CBs (16) OC 1. QB. I am not sold on QB Murray. You guys know my view on this matter. He is an amazing entertainer. He has physical features that cannot be changed. The man's ability to lead a team and manufacture wins are my biggest gripes with him. Murray is the main reason the team is 6-6 today.2. DL - Edge. Ossenfort must draft an Edge or sign a FA Edge. After QB, this position matters the most to me. The team has LB Gardeck (IR--torn ACL) as the last guy who played Edge. Wow. I know we have some injured D guys coming back from IR in 2025 who can play Edge. But none are true Edge players like a Nick Bosa and Chandler Jones. 3. CBs. The team is close to having a decent backfield. What is lacking is a 'shutdown corner.' These corner guys are coveted by all NFL teams. So, Ossenfort must draft one or two in 2025. A 'shutdown CB' is on my Christmas wish list. 4. OC. I love Petzing as a playbook guru. He needs a better offense. That begins with the QB. He also needs a #1 WR who is runs hard and is not afraid of contact. I think the team has that WR on the team now. I am not sure that WR is Harrison. It might be Wilson. Anyway, about retaining the current OC, I am in favor of retaining him in 2025. Get the man some help with covering up his mouth while calling plays and get the man help at QB and WR. Those are my three big asks at OC. |
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Post by flash on Dec 6, 2024 8:37:53 GMT -7
If you had to pick…what would it be? 1) QB 2) RB 3) WRs 4) TEs 5) OL 6) Kicker 7) Punter 8) Special Teams 9) DL 11) ILBS 12) OLBS 13) CBs 14) Safeties 15) Head Coach 16) OC 17) DC We are 6-6…but I feel our record should be better! When I look at the above listed categories I feel a case can be made that each one has performed a little better this year than last year and some perhaps better than expected. But…perhaps a few have not performed as well as we expected…or as good as we need. When you’re 500…the fact is we need more from everybody…coaches included. It’s easy to lay the blame on the QB. They get too much credit when we win and too much blame when we lose. But JG has changed the culture into a team that can compete and play with most teams in the NFL. But we need more. To be in the playoff hunt in December is what we have wanted for a very long time. To me…if we fall short…no pun intended…the reason will be obvious when evaluating the above categories fairly and objectively…because the tape from these next (5) games and who gives more under the pressure of them will be obvious….as well as what holds us back if we don’t make it. 1) QB 9) DL - Edge 13) CBs (16) OC 1. QB. I am not sold on QB Murray. You guys know my view on this matter. He is an amazing entertainer. He has physical features that cannot be changed. The man's ability to lead a team and manufacture wins are my biggest gripes with him. Murray is the main reason the team is 6-6 today. 2. DL - Edge. Ossenfort must draft an Edge or sign a FA Edge. After QB, this position matters the most to me. The team has LB Gardeck (IR--torn ACL) as the last guy who played Edge. Wow. I know we have some injured D guys coming back from IR in 2025 who can play Edge. But none are true Edge players like a Nick Bosa and Chandler Jones. 3. CBs. The team is close to having a decent backfield. What is lacking is a 'shutdown corner.' These corner guys are coveted by all NFL teams. So, Ossenfort must draft one or two in 2025. A 'shutdown CB' is on my Christmas wish list. 4. OC. I love Petzing as a playbook guru. He needs a better offense. That begins with the QB. He also needs a #1 WR who is runs hard and is not afraid of contact. I think the team has that WR on the team now. I am not sure that WR is Harrison. It might be Wilson. Anyway, about retaining the current OC, I am in favor of retaining him in 2025. Get the man some help with covering up his mouth while calling plays and get the man help at QB and WR. Those are my three big asks at OC. I don't believe that we need a shutdown corner. Let me explain...
Shutdown corners are drafted in the top 7 picks. Well at least most of them are. Patrick Peterson was drafted 5th overall. And yes, he was a shutdown corner. Do you remember how we always had problems with our #2 CB during PP's time here? That was okay because PP shut down his side of the field. When PP was here, the rest of our CB Corp were just mediocre or less caliber players. Do I want us to trade up to the 7th or earlier draft pick to find a shutdown corner? Nope....this is why...
Our CB Corp is pretty damn good considering where they were drafted at...(less Bunting)...they are young and will only get better as they work together...we don't need a shutdown corner...what we need is to draft a CB in the first round that is better than any CB on our current roster. That can be done with the 15th, 14th or 13th pick in the draft, not a top 7 pick or earlier. To trade up to the mid round would not be as expensive as trading up to get a shutdown corner...we just need a CB that is better than our best CB...
Here is an example of why I say we need a mid 1rst round CB...when we played against the 49ers we barely won that game at the end by one point. We were behind for most of the game starting in the late 1rst quarter...until the very end when we won the game...Aiyuk had 147 receiving yards in that game...how much do you think those yards contributed to getting 1rst downs and getting them close enough for the field goals they made? It helped a lot...and they almost won the game. None of our CB's could contain Aiyuk. We need a CB that can contain the WR's in the NFL that are like Aiyuk. Sure, a shutdown CB would be great, but because our no name defense is very good, then I think that drafting a mid 1rst round CB that is better than our current CB Roster will help to containing players like Aiyuk. With a CB like that, Aiyuk might have only had 90 receiving yards instead of 147 receiving yards. And that would have probably translated to less field goals. Like I pointed out, we don't need a shutdown corner because our other CB's are better than those CB's that play next to shutdown corners in the league...my view is this...
Top 5 NFL Cornerback Corp equals:
1. One shutdown CB & a couple of mediocre CB's at #2 and #3
or
2. One CB that might not shutdown but can contain players like Aiyuk and #2 and #3 CB's that are above average(which I strongly believe we have)
Our secondary will be great for years if we do this because even if Budda leaves, Rabbit should be able to take up a lot of the slack.
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Post by CardCore on Dec 6, 2024 10:01:12 GMT -7
If you had to pick…what would it be? 1) QB 2) RB 3) WRs 4) TEs 5) OL 6) Kicker 7) Punter 8) Special Teams 9) DL 11) ILBS 12) OLBS 13) CBs 14) Safeties 15) Head Coach 16) OC 17) DC We are 6-6…but I feel our record should be better! When I look at the above listed categories I feel a case can be made that each one has performed a little better this year than last year and some perhaps better than expected. But…perhaps a few have not performed as well as we expected…or as good as we need. When you’re 500…the fact is we need more from everybody…coaches included. It’s easy to lay the blame on the QB. They get too much credit when we win and too much blame when we lose. But JG has changed the culture into a team that can compete and play with most teams in the NFL. But we need more. To be in the playoff hunt in December is what we have wanted for a very long time. To me…if we fall short…no pun intended…the reason will be obvious when evaluating the above categories fairly and objectively…because the tape from these next (5) games and who gives more under the pressure of them will be obvious….as well as what holds us back if we don’t make it. Whether you feel the record should be better or not, is of no real significance of course. The team got where they are and a big part of that is due to the learning process. Mistakes have been made and Ls the result, great play has been displayed earning Ws and the learning continues. Personally I tend to think some things eroded due to the bye. Two weeks to not play is two weeks for attitudes and routines to alter. One look at the offensive game plan going into Seattle points to Gannon and Petzing being unprepared EARLY, for the Seattle D and failing to implement the run game. A week later it was Rallis and Gannon deciding to use prevent D LATE. It's hard not to notice I'm pointing at the coaching. I'm still not clear on what motivated those changes. They WERE changes though. Unnecessary? I will put it this way: It didn't appear to HELP. One other thing I'll mention is it seems the bye had an affect on the team's discipline level. I don't remember the higher level of penalties prior. So. It's evident the # one factor is JG. I do not believe Petzing or Rallis are merely turned loose by him to do as they please, everybody else be damned (concerning the game plan). What confounds me is they "remembered" 12/13 personnel to open against the Vikings. Was any of that implemented early against Seattle when the run game started immediately succumbing to the Seattle D? Hmmmm. I'm not sure I agree with the play calling Petzing decides on either. It seems like he will use what is working at times and then wander away from it and forget about it for Too. Long. He needs to incorporate what is working enough to keep the D on their toes and worried that he will call it again....because he WILL. Kyler is the next issue and that is a sticky wicket. He has undeniable talents that are nearly enough to overcome his main weakness, but not always. Let's just say, "When the going gets tough....the tough get going" might not be his motto. I have doubts as to whether there is any way to circumvent that over the long haul. |
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Post by belac44 on Dec 6, 2024 10:21:57 GMT -7
QB, lack of true pass rusher and coaching.
This team needs a true star game changer on D. Many of you think that is Budda, and he is a beast, no doubt. Budda is not a game changer though.
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Post by Dry Heat on Dec 6, 2024 11:02:44 GMT -7
We are a rebuild team that won four games last year, and is now 6-6 while facing the HARDEST strength of schedule as any of the 32 NFL teams. Three of our losses were by a score to three of the top five teams in the NFL, the Lions, Bills and Vikings. All three of those games are full of things any of us could blame on for the loss…a dropped pass, a penalty, a bad call by a ref, a play call, a QB mistake, a missed tackle, a missed FG.
We are that close to being 9-3.
Then, in Seattle, coming back from the bye, the whole team was to blame. Primarily we couldn’t run on a team that is not good against the run. I don’t know what happened to this day. But again, one play or call by coaches or refs could have flipped the win.
We are that close to 10-2.
We were beat badly by two teams. Both good teams.
I’m very happy at 6-6. Never satisfied, but from the macro view we are heading in the right direction.
2025…we are in a position to lose zero players to free agency who we want to keep. We have the second highest available cap space for additional free agents, including a difference maker or two. We will add another draft class, and I can happily say Monti’s drafts are standing up well compared to Keim’s.
We then have our entire offense back but more importantly MHJ, Tip and Benson with a rookie season behind them in which they all got lots of work. Remember previous coaches who barely let a rookie, any rookie, touch the field. We will have our first round defensive pick DRob back. Our young secondary which has performed admirably will have a season playing together under their belts.
Folks, we are the rebuilding team that has lost the close ones and just needs to flip that script and be the team that wins those. Several of the top teams this season went through the same growing pains. I see no reason we can’t improve on 2024 next year. We are only two years into this rebuild and new coaching staff. Relax.
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Post by CardCore on Dec 6, 2024 11:33:41 GMT -7
We are a rebuild team that won four games last year, and is now 6-6 while facing the HARDEST strength of schedule as any of the 32 NFL teams. Three of our losses were by a score to three of the top five teams in the NFL, the Lions, Bills and Vikings. All three of those games are full of things any of us could blame on for the loss…a dropped pass, a penalty, a bad call by a ref, a play call, a QB mistake, a missed tackle, a missed FG. We are that close to being 9-3. Then, in Seattle, coming back from the bye, the whole team was to blame. Primarily we couldn’t run on a team that is not good against the run. I don’t know what happened to this day. But again, one play or call by coaches or refs could have flipped the win. We are that close to 10-2. We were beat badly by two teams. Both good teams. I’m very happy at 6-6. Never satisfied, but from the macro view we are heading in the right direction. 2025…we are in a position to lose zero players to free agency who we want to keep. We have the second highest available cap space for additional free agents, including a difference maker or two. We will add another draft class, and I can happily say Monti’s drafts are standing up well compared to Keim’s. We then have our entire offense back but more importantly MHJ, Tip and Benson with a rookie season behind them in which they all got lots of work. Remember previous coaches who barely let a rookie, any rookie, touch the field. We will have our first round defensive pick DRob back. Our young secondary which has performed admirably will have a season playing together under their belts. Folks, we are the rebuilding team that has lost the close ones and just needs to flip that script and be the team that wins those. Several of the top teams this season went through the same growing pains. I see no reason we can’t improve on 2024 next year. We are only two years into this rebuild and new coaching staff. Relax. Ah! The voice of reason! But....but...we're all sick of that saying," Oh well....there's always next year."  |
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Post by respecttheprocess on Dec 6, 2024 12:20:33 GMT -7
We are a rebuild team that won four games last year, and is now 6-6 while facing the HARDEST strength of schedule as any of the 32 NFL teams. Three of our losses were by a score to three of the top five teams in the NFL, the Lions, Bills and Vikings. All three of those games are full of things any of us could blame on for the loss…a dropped pass, a penalty, a bad call by a ref, a play call, a QB mistake, a missed tackle, a missed FG. We are that close to being 9-3. Then, in Seattle, coming back from the bye, the whole team was to blame. Primarily we couldn’t run on a team that is not good against the run. I don’t know what happened to this day. But again, one play or call by coaches or refs could have flipped the win. We are that close to 10-2. We were beat badly by two teams. Both good teams. I’m very happy at 6-6. Never satisfied, but from the macro view we are heading in the right direction. 2025…we are in a position to lose zero players to free agency who we want to keep. We have the second highest available cap space for additional free agents, including a difference maker or two. We will add another draft class, and I can happily say Monti’s drafts are standing up well compared to Keim’s. We then have our entire offense back but more importantly MHJ, Tip and Benson with a rookie season behind them in which they all got lots of work. Remember previous coaches who barely let a rookie, any rookie, touch the field. We will have our first round defensive pick DRob back. Our young secondary which has performed admirably will have a season playing together under their belts. Folks, we are the rebuilding team that has lost the close ones and just needs to flip that script and be the team that wins those. Several of the top teams this season went through the same growing pains. I see no reason we can’t improve on 2024 next year. We are only two years into this rebuild and new coaching staff. Relax. The “reason” you don’t see is called “injuries” and every NFL team goes through them. We did this year and last year without KM. Never think it can’t happen again or that next year your team will be complete to take the next step. You need to take advantage of your opportunity. And the Cardinals have the opportunity to not only better their record by (2) or (3) games from last year…but make the playoffs…and they need to take advantage of that opportunity to help all of them grow and gain that experience now while they can…because neither you or I or them can guarantee anything going into 2025. That’s why you never “Relax” or take for granted an opportunity when it presents itself. I always remember Dan Marino saying he always regretted not taking the full advantage of playing in his one and only Super Bowl early in his career…thinking he’d get many more chances…which of course he never did. And need I remind all of us that 2009 and Kurt Warner to Larry Fitzgerald is now (15) years ago and counting. 😉 |
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Post by MT Diesel on Dec 6, 2024 12:59:11 GMT -7
IMO…IDL and IOL need upgrades…IDL that is needed the most is better 3-5 tech defenders like DRob…Nose tackle is pretty solid with Lopez and Tonga. The IOL is still a bit disappointing when C-Cicks Williams is blowing up the interior OL. I like Colon..but he isn’t as strong as needed for a long term solution. Maybe the return of Hernandez will help…I think Brown can be a long term solution…Not sure about Adams yet. I wouldn’t be opposed to a G like Ohio State’s Jackson as the long term solution at LG and having Brown , Adams or Will at RG. I didn’t think the value of IOL would be as important as it is…the Chiefs keep rotating tackles and paying IOL…maybe they are on to something.
Similar…I didn’t value the 3-5 tech players as mush…but having a better short path to the QB makes the 3-5 tech players who can dominate very valuable…like C-Chicks Williams and Chiefs Chris Jones. DRob and a couple in the 2025 draft are long and strong who demand a double team and make QBs nervous as well as have height and arm length to cover passing lanes the shorter defenders can’t.
There are solid concerns on the OC and choosing certain game plans that work to the strength of opposing defenses. With similar results of a QB getting greedy over taking what the defense is giving…it causes some head scratching for sure. Is it K1 or him following a bad game plan? Maybe truth in both takes.
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Post by belac44 on Dec 6, 2024 14:08:33 GMT -7
We are a rebuild team that won four games last year, and is now 6-6 while facing the HARDEST strength of schedule as any of the 32 NFL teams. Three of our losses were by a score to three of the top five teams in the NFL, the Lions, Bills and Vikings. All three of those games are full of things any of us could blame on for the loss…a dropped pass, a penalty, a bad call by a ref, a play call, a QB mistake, a missed tackle, a missed FG. We are that close to being 9-3. Then, in Seattle, coming back from the bye, the whole team was to blame. Primarily we couldn’t run on a team that is not good against the run. I don’t know what happened to this day. But again, one play or call by coaches or refs could have flipped the win. We are that close to 10-2. We were beat badly by two teams. Both good teams. I’m very happy at 6-6. Never satisfied, but from the macro view we are heading in the right direction. 2025…we are in a position to lose zero players to free agency who we want to keep. We have the second highest available cap space for additional free agents, including a difference maker or two. We will add another draft class, and I can happily say Monti’s drafts are standing up well compared to Keim’s. We then have our entire offense back but more importantly MHJ, Tip and Benson with a rookie season behind them in which they all got lots of work. Remember previous coaches who barely let a rookie, any rookie, touch the field. We will have our first round defensive pick DRob back. Our young secondary which has performed admirably will have a season playing together under their belts. Folks, we are the rebuilding team that has lost the close ones and just needs to flip that script and be the team that wins those. Several of the top teams this season went through the same growing pains. I see no reason we can’t improve on 2024 next year. We are only two years into this rebuild and new coaching staff. Relax. One could use that same thinking and say if Chargers, Niners and Miami didn’t have one of those errors, we could have three more losses as well. |
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Post by Dry Heat on Dec 6, 2024 14:30:13 GMT -7
We are a rebuild team that won four games last year, and is now 6-6 while facing the HARDEST strength of schedule as any of the 32 NFL teams. Three of our losses were by a score to three of the top five teams in the NFL, the Lions, Bills and Vikings. All three of those games are full of things any of us could blame on for the loss…a dropped pass, a penalty, a bad call by a ref, a play call, a QB mistake, a missed tackle, a missed FG. We are that close to being 9-3. Then, in Seattle, coming back from the bye, the whole team was to blame. Primarily we couldn’t run on a team that is not good against the run. I don’t know what happened to this day. But again, one play or call by coaches or refs could have flipped the win. We are that close to 10-2. We were beat badly by two teams. Both good teams. I’m very happy at 6-6. Never satisfied, but from the macro view we are heading in the right direction. 2025…we are in a position to lose zero players to free agency who we want to keep. We have the second highest available cap space for additional free agents, including a difference maker or two. We will add another draft class, and I can happily say Monti’s drafts are standing up well compared to Keim’s. We then have our entire offense back but more importantly MHJ, Tip and Benson with a rookie season behind them in which they all got lots of work. Remember previous coaches who barely let a rookie, any rookie, touch the field. We will have our first round defensive pick DRob back. Our young secondary which has performed admirably will have a season playing together under their belts. Folks, we are the rebuilding team that has lost the close ones and just needs to flip that script and be the team that wins those. Several of the top teams this season went through the same growing pains. I see no reason we can’t improve on 2024 next year. We are only two years into this rebuild and new coaching staff. Relax. The “reason” you don’t see is called “injuries” and every NFL team goes through them. We did this year and last year without KM. Never think it can’t happen again or that next year your team will be complete to take the next step. You need to take advantage of your opportunity. And the Cardinals have the opportunity to not only better their record by (2) or (3) games from last year…but make the playoffs…and they need to take advantage of that opportunity to help all of them grow and gain that experience now while they can…because neither you or I or them can guarantee anything going into 2025. That’s why you never “Relax” or take for granted an opportunity when it presents itself. I always remember Dan Marino saying he always regretted not taking the full advantage of playing in his one and only Super Bowl early in his career…thinking he’d get many more chances…which of course he never did. And need I remind all of us that 2009 and Kurt Warner to Larry Fitzgerald is now (15) years ago and counting. 😉 Of course injuries can wreck a season. I didn’t say relax to the team or coaches or organization, but to my fellow fans here on the Cardinals forum. These are exciting times! |
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Post by Dry Heat on Dec 6, 2024 14:41:59 GMT -7
We are a rebuild team that won four games last year, and is now 6-6 while facing the HARDEST strength of schedule as any of the 32 NFL teams. Three of our losses were by a score to three of the top five teams in the NFL, the Lions, Bills and Vikings. All three of those games are full of things any of us could blame on for the loss…a dropped pass, a penalty, a bad call by a ref, a play call, a QB mistake, a missed tackle, a missed FG. We are that close to being 9-3. Then, in Seattle, coming back from the bye, the whole team was to blame. Primarily we couldn’t run on a team that is not good against the run. I don’t know what happened to this day. But again, one play or call by coaches or refs could have flipped the win. We are that close to 10-2. We were beat badly by two teams. Both good teams. I’m very happy at 6-6. Never satisfied, but from the macro view we are heading in the right direction. 2025…we are in a position to lose zero players to free agency who we want to keep. We have the second highest available cap space for additional free agents, including a difference maker or two. We will add another draft class, and I can happily say Monti’s drafts are standing up well compared to Keim’s. We then have our entire offense back but more importantly MHJ, Tip and Benson with a rookie season behind them in which they all got lots of work. Remember previous coaches who barely let a rookie, any rookie, touch the field. We will have our first round defensive pick DRob back. Our young secondary which has performed admirably will have a season playing together under their belts. Folks, we are the rebuilding team that has lost the close ones and just needs to flip that script and be the team that wins those. Several of the top teams this season went through the same growing pains. I see no reason we can’t improve on 2024 next year. We are only two years into this rebuild and new coaching staff. Relax. One could use that same thinking and say if Chargers, Niners and Miami didn’t have one of those errors, we could have three more losses as well. Yep. Point is a rebuild team that has achieved being a .500 team needs to become the team that wins the close ones. |
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Post by Vesely22 on Dec 6, 2024 14:47:31 GMT -7
In my opinion, our biggest needs are related to DL and OLB/DE. If we were able to rush the passer while maintaining run gap intergrety with 4 quality DL starters, our athletic DB's/LB's would own the passing games. Our offense seems better to me although I do not feel they are consistently good to make up for any shortcommings they have. MHJ needs to own up to his excellent pass route tree everyone was selling us on and he needs to start running like he is going to be the recepient of a pass every time so the defense has to cover him - currently he is trotting around everyone he goes like he is still lost.
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Post by MT Diesel on Dec 6, 2024 17:29:32 GMT -7
In my opinion, our biggest needs are related to DL and OLB/DE. If we were able to rush the passer while maintaining run gap intergrety with 4 quality DL starters, our athletic DB's/LB's would own the passing games. Our offense seems better to me although I do not feel they are consistently good to make up for any shortcommings they have. MHJ needs to own up to his excellent pass route tree everyone was selling us on and he needs to start running like he is going to be the recepient of a pass every time so the defense has to cover him - currently he is trotting around everyone he goes like he is still lost. And then outside McBride who in the WR room or receiving corp is putting pressure on MHJ to play better...Wilson has spectacular times and some inconsistency...Jones was serving his suspension and invisible since returning...Dortch has been in a witness protection program as well or has regressed. Competition in a position room helps or retards rookie progression. No doubt MHJ can be a generational talent or is...he has noticeable needs to be addressed in his play and or approach. He is also a rookie and there are growing pains. I agree about the DL needs and am confident with returning players from injury next year plus new additions this year the OLB or edge group will be much improved and deep. The DL at least needs more quality depth..we are seeing this in a similar way. The offense is under performing and QB and OL have to take the majority of the blame as well as OC and his approach that looks spectacular or like a dud at times. I love the performance of the OL even with several injuries...the Seattle game really opened up concerns with the OL...the OL has played well and has better quality in depth in 2024. K1 has had some ups and downs to be kind...the problem is there seems or appears to be a shrinking of K1 when he needs to elevate his play. There are times when he makes the difficult look easy...the not knowing what he will deliver or fail to deliver makes it difficult to build trust in his ability. Is it the coaching K1 is getting or is it K1's limitations...I do not know...the team has to get this offense clicking with all the assets on offense. |
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Post by flash on Dec 6, 2024 18:56:37 GMT -7
We are a rebuild team that won four games last year, and is now 6-6 while facing the HARDEST strength of schedule as any of the 32 NFL teams. Three of our losses were by a score to three of the top five teams in the NFL, the Lions, Bills and Vikings. All three of those games are full of things any of us could blame on for the loss…a dropped pass, a penalty, a bad call by a ref, a play call, a QB mistake, a missed tackle, a missed FG. We are that close to being 9-3. Then, in Seattle, coming back from the bye, the whole team was to blame. Primarily we couldn’t run on a team that is not good against the run. I don’t know what happened to this day. But again, one play or call by coaches or refs could have flipped the win. We are that close to 10-2. We were beat badly by two teams. Both good teams. I’m very happy at 6-6. Never satisfied, but from the macro view we are heading in the right direction. 2025…we are in a position to lose zero players to free agency who we want to keep. We have the second highest available cap space for additional free agents, including a difference maker or two. We will add another draft class, and I can happily say Monti’s drafts are standing up well compared to Keim’s. We then have our entire offense back but more importantly MHJ, Tip and Benson with a rookie season behind them in which they all got lots of work. Remember previous coaches who barely let a rookie, any rookie, touch the field. We will have our first round defensive pick DRob back. Our young secondary which has performed admirably will have a season playing together under their belts. Folks, we are the rebuilding team that has lost the close ones and just needs to flip that script and be the team that wins those. Several of the top teams this season went through the same growing pains. I see no reason we can’t improve on 2024 next year. We are only two years into this rebuild and new coaching staff. Relax. D.H...
That is a great post and it says everything exactly like it is...great job for the thought and facts you put in your post...I agree 100% on everything you said...you hit it right on the money...good for you...my mindset is exactly the same...  |
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