Said this last week and feel even more conviction now. I think this team might actually be pretty good once we hit the 2nd half of the year. We could dash a few playoff hopes if we get the opportunity. The amount of improvement from week 1 to now is pretty staggering. You can just feel the team getting more comfortable and knowing what they do well and don't do well. My only concern is that maybe we're close to peaking and the lack of elite talent will prevent us from improving much more this season. But Trevor looks better with each game so I'm expecting him to continue that and hopefully elevating the team around him. Defensively not sure help is on the way however.

Thought the offense looked really good. Didnt do a lot in the second half but didnt have many possessions. was it only 3? Loved seeing Trevor lead the team down the field for a TD after the Bengals tied it up and stole the momentum.

Defense is the obvious concern. No pass rush and the coverage isn't good. I tend to think a strong pass rush helps the secondary more than a strong secondary helps the pass rush. So I'll lay more of the blame on not being able to get pressure. One counter argument is Burrows was getting the ball out quick. Pass rush didnt get much time. If secondary was a little tighter up front, Burrows may have had to hold it for a touch longer. But to be honest not sure how many times our pass rush was just a breath away. Overall though we just dont have anyone on the defense opposing offenses need to fear and plan around. We have a lot of solid players but just aren't getting any game breaking or deciding plays. As we begin playing more tight games, we just need someone on defense to step up and be able to make those kinds of plays. And we just dont seem to have that.

I liked what I saw from Arnold. Looked quick and athletic. Hopefully we found ourselves a steal. Just not sure how his other teams couldnt find a way to utilize him. There may be some limitation in his game we are soon to discover.

I've always felt the hate for Winguard was disproportionate to his play. Yet I still allow myself to get surprised when I read one of these post game follow ups in game where his play was fine and yet you still see a shot at him. The dude is obviously not a superstar but of all the issues we had yesterday I dont think Winguard was anywhere near the top. Obvious questions why Cisco isnt getting at least some playing time. Maybe the coaches just dont think he is ready. Maybe still some questions about his knee. He still isnt that far removed from his surgery. But so far I don't know that Winguard has been a huge liability back there. Seems like he is playing better than we've ever seen him, albeit a low bar.

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