(04-26-2020, 01:55 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(04-26-2020, 01:47 PM)The Real Marty Wrote: Our 2020 defense should definitely be an improvement over the defense we had for most of 2019.  

Ramsey was gone for most of the season and Dareus was gone maybe more than half the season as I recall.  So the team that went 6-10 didn't have those players for most of the season anyway.  

In addition, from reports, Bouye wasn't the player in 2019 that he was in 2017.  

We've improved the MLB position and the WLB position.  We've added a run stuffing NT.  Our first 2 draft picks were the consensus 2nd best CB in the draft and the consensus 2nd best pass rusher/OLB.

As for the offense, we had no literally no TE for much of 2019, but for 2020 we will have at least 2- Eifert and Oliver, and 3 if O'Shaugnessy gets well.  

And what if Minshew takes that step forward for year 2?  

And what about our new OC?

Not only Minshew, but his take is none of our other players improving.

Is that my take?

My take is that they have done just about nothing on offense and they’re relying on rookies at vital positions to be really good. Bad Oline with no turnover and an offense relying on Eifert for a TE who is a shell of himself after all these injuries. This team averaged 7 points in the first half last year. 

Now could things be best case scenario for every possible “maybe” next season? Sure but that’s just not reasonable. To me, it looks like a 5 win season or so.

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