(11-17-2024, 07:18 PM)Charlie Sheen Wrote:

(11-17-2024, 07:16 PM)SeldomRite Wrote: I believe the team can be competitive next year with the right coach and GM. With some luck (a mid round draft pick or two turn into dominant starters) they can be a top team.

The big problem the team has is they don't have enough dominant players in the trenches on either side of the ball. A couple of offensive linemen that win their matchups and a defensive tackle or two that does the same would have this team winning the afcs this season.

With good talent evaluation all three of those can come in next year's draft, especially since we'll be picking high in each round.

There is no world where we are a top team next year with a good HC. We are lacking too much talent. Could we shoot for a winning record? Sure. Top team? There is no way.

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(11-17-2024, 07:15 PM)carp8dm Wrote: On what side of the ball?

I think we have good players all over the place.  Maybe I'm wrong.  And I guess next year will prove it.  But we are 2 years removed from a playoff win, and last year we started 8-3.  

I just don't get what happened other than bad coaching, bad player development, and bad personnel decisions.

Can you list these good players that you think we can build a winner around? I'm curious.

On D:  Miller, Olukun, Walker, JHA (because of contract), Campbell.  I also think that Savage and Brown are good, but just not being used properly.  Hell, most of the defense isn't being used properly.


On O:  Lawrence.  Bigsby.  Strange.  BTJ.  Morse at center for now.  Harrison at RT.  Little at LT.  Both are serviceable.  ETN is still good, but not used properly.  But I think ETN is gonna have to be gone unless we franchise tag him, right?  I love Kirk, but it's obviously he's not able to make it through a season anymore.  Which is a shame.  

We are not devoid of talent.  We're just dealing with coaches that can't figure out how best to use our players.  Other teams have less talent than us, if you watch other games.  The problem is that our coaches put players into the worst possible positions to be their best.

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