09-07-2015, 02:57 PM
(09-07-2015, 02:40 AM)Bengals23 Wrote: They now have offensive weapons that have the potential to produce. Derek Carr is entering his 2nd year, and even with a new OC, will be a bit more polished than he was as a rookie. If you don't know, their OC is Bill Musgrave, who handled Philadelphia's up-tempo offense the past few seasons. That plays exactly into Carr's skill set as that is the type of offense he flourished in here at Fresno State.Cooper is the only one who would be miles ahead (1st round talent, lets see his ability in the regular season. Dont doubt hes good, just need to see in the reg. season too). Crabtree only excels in the 5-7 yard range which could be good for Carr since he only averaged 5.5 yards a throw last season. But Crabtree is no where near his 2012 self and isn't the #1 on this team anymore (never really played up to his 1st rounder expectations except in 2012). His other seasons show he's just like Jones, and Holmes is eventually becoming that player. Or it looks like it, lets see how his hand injury affects him.
Carr has two new starting WR's (Cooper/Crabtree) that are going to be miles ahead of what they had last year in James Jones and Andre Holmes. Latavius Murray is now the unquestioned starter and they have a nice 3rd down back in Helu Jr. If they can get Marcel Reece involved, their offense can be productive.
Defense is a question mark, but we have to see if Del Rio can do something with that. I expect Khalil Mack to be dominant and make that defense better as a whole.
Maybe the new OC will spark something, but other than Cooper their offense is similar. Murray could be a productive back like he was with his 82 attempts last season, but its hard to say he'll put up better #s than McFadden certainly. But again it all comes down the OC and the gameplan.
