(05-13-2023, 12:42 PM)MarleyJag Wrote: Lotta optimism in this thread. Hope it plays out that way but I think we still have at best an average defense and I wonder where the pass rush is going to come from. Our offense we’ll have a lot of firepower though and maybe can make up for any deficiencies on D. Thankfully the schedule looks promising and we do play in the AFC South. 10 or 11 wins is a likely scenario. I’m going to go with 11. I picked 9 wins last year.

I think first quarters will be huge for this team. If their scripted plays can help them get out ahead of teams more often this year, it will help the defense immensely. I could actually see Pederson opt to take the ball to start the game a lot more often than defer. 

Also, I think they added more talent to help be more ball-dominant when the occasion calls for it. So they can actually run a 6 or 4 min offense in 4th quarters to limit chances other teams have to test the defense.

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