(07-15-2019, 02:53 PM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(07-15-2019, 11:44 AM)Caldrac Wrote: I don't really have too many concerns. Despite everything that I mentioned earlier I have been saying all along that I still expect this team to finish in the top 10 at the minimum on defense and that it's possible they either win the division as a 4th seed or at least clinch the 6th seed in the AFC this year. 

I like putting myself on both sides of the argument. Happy medium I suppose. I think despite all of the inexperience on the defense starting this year that they'll be able to overcome a lot of that by leaning on all of those great players you mentioned above. I was mostly making an argument or case for Wolfie here. 

Because that's honestly what you'll hear from most of the local pundits and/or outside critics. I did the same exact thing in the other thread about ESPN's rankings with our offensive skill positions. I made a case for and against each side of the argument while leaning towards being personally optimistic about the direction they're going in with Foles and Flip.

Foles and Flip are great, and it is a huge upgrade at the most important position on offense, that is true, but don't forget, we are about to have a huge upgrade at the second most important position on offense- the offensive line- with the return of Robinson, Norwell, Linder, and the new RT, Jawaan Taylor.   By the time last season ended, we were playing mid-season street free agents on our offensive line, so if you think about it, the return of our injured starters could be a bigger upgrade than going from Bortles to Foles!