Quote:Bobizzle, as your unbiased opinion who do you think has the best offense in the division?
Best defense?
Secondary?
QB?
WR Duo?
TE?
RB?
I think the Jags have best offense
QB is Luck....if healthy
WR DUO is ARob and Hurns, best receiver is hands down Hopkins.
TE is Thomas?
RB is Foster, could be Murray? Ivory?
Best defense.....Texans but Jags could take that with this draft alone and addition of Gipson and Jackson.
Your thoughts?
Lol, I guess I'll just go by each position:
QB: Obviously the Colts take it here, since Luck is still the king until proven otherwise. However, I think he has shown that he indeed isn't a flawless QB the last couple of seasons and I don't think Indy fans or the media have a right to say he's in the group with Brady, Brees, Rodgers and Manning. He might be right behind them, sure, but he hasn't proven he's there yet. And honestly I think Bortles could have the same long term ceiling as Luck, I've always liked him and I believe OB would have taken Bortles two years ago but McNair and Smith wanted Clowney more. So Bortles is obviously number 2. Mariota is number 3 and Osweiler is number 4, but that could change depending on whether Osweiler earns his money this season and if Mariota takes the next step as a sophomore.
TE: Honestly not sure, since I'm not familiar with either team's tight end group other than ours lol. And ours isn't that good so we surely aren't number 1, I know that.
RB: This is definitely tough to say. I think all four teams have a fairly solid RB group overall. I guess on paper the Titans have the advantage with Murray and Henry, but that obviously doesn't mean much. You guys have a good group too especially with Yeldon and I'm excited for us since Lamar has shown he was very productive in Miami. Plus we drafted Tyler Ervin who was a big playmaker at SJSU. So for now I give the advantage to tennessee, but that could change quickly.
WR: Now this is where our division is going to turn heads I think lol. You guys have the advantage for now with Robinson and Hurns, and Indy is probably next with Hilton and the others. But depending on how Braxton and Fuller develop we could be banging on the door, since Hopkins is already arguably the best receiver in the division. Tennessee is last for me.
OL: If Brown is healthy and Martin lives up to the billing at center, I'll give us the slight advantage here for now. But it's very close for all four teams. You guys are probably last here, but that's mainly because of the disappointment of Joeckel. If that changes your line should be much better.
DL: Well it's easy to say that the advantage belongs to us because of JJ lol, but you guys are a close second and even he probably isn't enough to keep y'all from having the best line overall. Especially if Day develops like many think he will. Next is Tennessee, and the Colts are last.
Linebackers: Lol on paper it's you guys for sure and it's not really close right now. Our group is solid with Mercilus, Simon and McKinney, and Cushing had a bounce back year last season, but the question is whether or not he can show that last season wasn't a fluke and obviously of whether or not Clowney can finally step up big. If that happens, then it's a closer battle between the Texans and jaguars but otherwise gotta give it to the Jags right now. Next is Tennessee and then Indy.
Secondary: Another hard one in deciding who's better between y'all or us. Ramsey definitely improves your secondary significantly, and Kevin Johnson was a big time contributor for us last season. Right now I would say we have the better corner backs while y'all have the better safeties, but we need to see what happens during the season. Next would be Indy for me and then Tennessee.
Coaching: Without looking like a homer, this is where I give the Texans the clear advantage. And the reason why is because of the impact every member of the coaching staff has made on the team. Even though he definitely has stuff he needs to work on, O'Brien has proven thus far to be a solid head coach who has rallied the team to two 9-7 seasons even without good QB play and having a limited offense in general. He has pretty much made a career out of making something from nothing, and that is rare from a coach. Plus players have said that they love playing for him, and he definitely holds his players accountable. If he needs to change things up to produce wins, he's not afraid to do it. I was stoked when we stole him from Penn State, I just always had a good feeling about him. Our offensive coordinator Godsey has been great in getting the quarterbacks prepared for games, since Hoyer and Keenum played good games for us even when Hoyer had a disaster playoff game. Crennel has obviously been great, and Vrabel is looking like a great coach in how he's developed Mercilus and McKinney in one season. So yeah, I just feel like if it wasn't for our coaching staff, this team should have probably only won 7 games or even 6 the last two seasons. Next is maybe Indy, though I'm not really a fan of Pagano. Overrated IMO. Next is you guys, since I still believe Bradley may turn it around and his overall staff is ok, but he needs to take a huge step this season. Last is Tennessee since Mularky has a ton to prove.
So pound for pound, on paper I think the Texans and Jaguars have the most complete rosters, followed by Tennessee then Indy. But as we all know, QB play can still make or break even the best rosters, and that's why the Texans aren't a sure thing unless Brock proves himself, and it's why Indy will always be a contender even if they have the weakest roster overall.
