3 players that have to play at a very high level to get this team to the playoffs

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(07-19-2021, 09:28 PM)BengalChris Wrote: I'm sorry, but the idea that three specific players, playing at a high level is enough to carry this team to the play-offs is just something I cannot believe in.

The whole OL needs to step up. Even if the were around average all along the line, it would make a things much easier for Joe and Joe.

If the entire LB corp just managed to play average it would make a marked difference.

Then there's the DL, which has experienced a near complete rebuild can it be solid against the run and really pressure QBs.

If those three areas just played at an NFL average level, then this team would have a chance to make the play-offs and even possibly win a play-off game. That, of course, also means that Taylor can't wreck it all by doing what he's done the last two seasons. He also needs to step up and be at least an average coach.

I know, I know, I'm asking for a lot, possibly too much.

If everyone, or most, are playing to their potential then you have an, at least, middle of the road to above average team. The point he's making is, if you have 3 guys playing at a high level, then you have a chance to get to and advance in the playoffs--and it's true, again, providing the majority are playing to their potential. 

If you have a QB with Burrows ability/potential, and you have a guy that's disrupting the other team's QB consistently (like a Hubbard or Hendrickson) and then you can get another skill guy to play above his mean, then you have a good chance. No one is saying that it only takes 3 guys, just that you need three playing above their head and everyone else doing their job. 

It's like several have pointed out and i referred to earlier; if your QB is going and you have someone disrupting the other team's backfield then you get a guy like Mixon who can go 4+ypc and get into the endzone more consistently, you have a much, much better chance of getting to and through the playoffs.