(09-01-2020, 01:28 PM)Upper Wrote:

(09-01-2020, 12:17 PM)Kane Wrote: clots D wasn't much better than ours last year. 19th vs 21st overall.
Shoot out, last team with the ball is winning.

We lost Calais, Yannick, and Bouye. They gained Buckner and Rhodes (I know Rhodes wasn't good last year).

Bouye wasn't very good last year, I mean he wasn't trash but I remember fans grumbling about how he was done and Herndon got worked early on after Ramsey's debacle but really came on better as the season progressed... Yannick will be missed I won't deny that but I suspect more Allen kinda makes that a wash.
Campbell was slowing and while he was still very good last season, I doubt he keeps fending off father time... We beefed up our LBs and added some pieces to the DL that certainly don't EQUAL what we lost but shouldn't be season sinking differences. Smoot really started to come on last season. Allen is gonna get tons of time and will be a star. Taven and Hamilton are gonna surprise on the inside of the line I think.

I'm not saying our D is going to be good mind you. I just think the run D won't be AS bad as last year and the pass D will probably be similar. We'll be able to get to the QB enough with guys like Allen and Chaisson but won't be a D anyone fears. So unless the clots adding Buckner boosts them from 19th overall to top ten, I'm not scared.

I think our offense takes a huge step forward though. I like the scheme as it fits our QB, our OL, and our outside weapons. I think we strike fast and often and can even use the short passing game to supplement the run game that is likely to take a hit (or at least take a back seat in the offense as compared to years before).
I think early in the season while teams are getting used to playing real football we could see a lot of shootouts in a lot of games. I think early in the season is when we could gain some steam as an offense.

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